Kallet Named City of Knoxville Poet Laureate
Mayor Madeline Rogero named Marilyn Kallet Poet Laureate for the City of Knoxville in a ceremony in June.
WUOT Interviews Kallet about the Healing Power of Words
Marilyn Kallet, a Knoxville poet and professor of English, recently spoke with WUOT 91.9 FM about the healing power of words and what she has learned from watching others discover it.
NewsTalk 98.7 Interviews Kallet about Interpreting Dreams
Marilyn Kallet, professor of English and a poet, recently spoke with NewsTalk 98.7 about dreams and how to interpret them and gain insight from them.
WVLT, Daily Beacon Feature Kallet’s Poetry in Crisis
WVLT-TV Local 8 Now and the Daily Beacon featured an essay by Marilyn Kallet, UT professor of English and a poet. Her essay is in response to crises that have occurred in the nation and the world.
Professor Can Discuss Poetry in Times of Crisis
Marilyn Kallet, a UT professor of English, and a poet, composed an essay in response to crises that have occurred in the nation and the world.
New York Times Highlights Faculty, Students’ Poems in Honor of Zaevion Dobson
The New York Times recently highlighted faculty and students’ poems written in tribute to Zaevion Dobson, a Knoxville teen who died while shielding two young girls from gunfire.
Students Craft Poems to Honor Zaevion Dobson, Offer Mother Solace
Young UT poets this spring poured their emotions into words, which they hope will bring solace to the mother of a fifteen-year-old local high school student who died while shielding three young girls from gunfire.
Deep South Magazine: Unleashing Knoxville’s Poetry Spring
Deep South Magazine featured UT Professor of English Marilyn Kallet in this story about the creation of UT’s Poetry Spring celebration.
UT Celebrates National Poetry Month, Highlights Faculty Poets
UT celebrates National Poetry Month this April with a look at some faculty writers who are making their mark on the region and the world.
English Department’s New MFA Program to Attract Top Writers
The Department of English is working to recruit some of the best writers in the country to enroll in its newly created Master of Fine Arts program, which will begin offering classes this fall. Marilyn Kallet, director of the Creative Writing Program and the Nancy Moore Goslee Professor of English, says she looks forward to
English Professor to Read from New Book at April 15 Event
From medieval poetry to Greek myths, Marilyn Kallet has drawn inspiration from many sources. Kallet, a UT English professor, has a new book coming out this year. She will share both her inspiration and her work with the community as part of the Writers in the Library series on April 15. The reading will be
Acclaimed Poet Thomas Lynch Will Read February 11
Irish-American poet, essayist, and fiction writer Thomas Lynch will continue the Writers in the Library series on February 11. Lynch will be reading from his work at 7:00 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. The reading is free and open to the public.