Literary Arts

Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, has new work currently featured by Poetry Daily and The North American Review.

Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has published a poem about the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. “Aftermath” appears in “The New Verse News.”

The deadline for spring 2023 submissions to “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona’s online student literary magazine, is Tuesday, March 28, at midnight.

Todd Davis's poem, "Possum," was recently featured on an episode of “The Slowdown.”

As part of Penn State Altoona’s Distinguished Speaker Series and the African American Read-In, Nic Stone will offer a presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, in the Slep Student Center.

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has published a new book, “Breaking the Silence: Anthology of Liberian Poetry.”

Cameron Barnett will give a reading of his works at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.

Christina Fitzgerald will offer the lecture “Reinterpreting Women in Medieval Biblical Plays” on Monday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. via Zoom.

Penn State Altoona is now offering the Writing and Literature in Context option of the English major, giving students more choices in the courses they take and allowing them to focus on areas that interest them most.

The fall 2022 issue of "Hard Freight," Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine, is now available online.