Professional Writing Faculty

Kerilyn Harkaway-Krieger

Associate Professor of English
Director of The Great Conversation

Professor Harkaway-Krieger teaches early English literature (medieval and Renaissance) in the department. Her training is in both English and Religious Studies, and her research focuses on medieval spirituality, Christian mysticism, and the use of metaphor in our devotional language. She particularly loves talking with students about how it is that we can and do talk about God!

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Luke Redington

Assistant Professor of English
Director of the Tupper Writing Center

Professor Redington’s teaching and research interests are motivated by one question: How do arguments work? Although he is interested in the history of how different thinkers in the Western tradition have answered this question, Professor Redington focuses on the current difficulties that arise in arguments between technical experts and those who are not. In his teaching, Professor Redington helps students use writing to navigate a world ... more ➔

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Mark Stevick

Professor of English

Professor Mark Wacome Stevick, who studied at Boston University with poets Derek Walcott and Robert Pinsky, oversees Gordon’s creative writing program and directs the Princemere Visiting Writers Series. He writes fiction and essays, makes films and documentaries, and has authored a collection of poetry, A Stadium Full of Bears (forthcoming), and a chapbook, “Local Habitations.” His interactive, history-based ... more ➔

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