The Kenyon College English Department is dedicated to the teaching and study of literatures in English through attentive close reading, critical thinking, effective speaking, and skillful writing. Its faculty includes renowned teachers, award-winning poets and fiction writers, and a recent winner of the MacArthur Foundation's "genius award." As the home of the internationally renowned Kenyon Review, as well as many student-run literary publications, Kenyon offers a rich literary as well as intellectual life.
Recently Published
A foray into the re-emerging genre of Native American literature, Professor Judy R. Smith's novel Dragonfly, Walking Stick was published last week by Stephen F. Austin State University Press.
On Campus
Kenyon alum and author of the recently published novella, The Sensualist, Daniel Torday gave a reading on behalf of The Kenyon Review. Daniel is currently director of the creative writing program at Bryn Mawr and serves as a book review editor for The Kenyon Review.