Tag: amrita das

• The Graph of a Cry

  

  My dissertation is available as a book for academics, libraries, and those who are interested to read more about the phenomenal journey of the American ghazal. This dissertation analyzes the journey of the ancient Arabic poetic form of the ghazal to America to provide insights into transnational poetry and cultural mobility. While the movement of…

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  13 Aug 2022

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• Come Join Us: English Pronunciation in a Global World

  

  Hello everyone, We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are doing okay. With the current mandate on social distancing, these are indeed challenging times, especially for the most vulnerable amongst us. Please know that you are not alone, we are in this together. There is no opportune moment, but we wanted to share…

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  31 Mar 2020

  Academic, Audience, diversity, Education, Online

  amrita das, dr laura rupp, english pronunciation, futurelearn, learn online, mooc, vrije universiteit

• English Pronunciation in a Global World MOOC Great Success

  

  I had posted earlier that our MOOC had completed its second run. We had such an amazing time organizing and running it. It presented us with such great learning opportunities. It gives me immense pleasure that our MOOC – this wonderful, empowering, educational miracle created by Dr. Laura Rupp has created an outstanding record by…

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  5 Jan 2020

  Academic, Awareness, diversity, Education, Online

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• Teaching the Ghazal in Class

  

  Last week I was subbing at the Vrije Universteit for the Genre, Literature and Analysis class for the Bachelor First Year course. I was teaching the villanelle and ghazal, which involved aspects of the forms as well as close reading. I found myself in a room full of bright, intelligent, engaged, and wise students. They…

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  20 Nov 2017

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• Poet Natasha Trethewey wins the 2017 Heinz Award

  

  It is wonderful to hear that poet Natasha Trethewey has been named the 2017 Heinz Award Winner – Northwestern Now. Trethewey has written a magnificent ghazal “Miscegenation” that I discuss in my PhD dissertation on the American ghazal. [Image: Poets.org]

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  24 Sep 2017

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• Words and solar glares

  

  Every word a stumbling block setup for the fall in to the endless plummet towards the bottom a bottom I never reach tumbling and tumbling pools of prepositions hills built of adjectives conjunctions swirling overhead misty mornings a sun that turns pink and purple Odorless Lavender Every word a brick movement like mortar constructions built…

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  1 May 2014

  Poetry, Story, Travel

  amrita das, Poem, words