Dr. Michael Levan, Jr.
Associate Professor English
mlevan@sf.edu
Bio
I am interested in modern and contemporary American and world literature classes, including courses which examine masculinity; World Literature I and II; postwar Eastern European poetry; “weird†books in which issues of form and hybridity are central; creative writing classes (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction); the history and development of the short story; introduction to poetry; poetic forms classes which discuss the history of the ode, sonnet, elegy, and pastoral traditions; narrative medicine; and medical humanities. I have served as a judge for local writing contests and run a writing workshop for teens at the Allen County Library.
Areas of Interest
- Creative Writing: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction
- World Literature
- Contemporary American Literature
- Science Fiction
- “Weird†Books
- Narrative Medicine
- Environmental Literature
Selected Publications
Poetry
- “No Big Deal,†Juxtaprose Magazine, Winter 2021: Volume 27.
- “Poet’s Guide to Black-Body Radiation†& “Poet’s Guide to Rutherford and The Gold Foil Experiment,†The Offing, 13 October 2020.
- â€ÂٴDZô³Ü-²Ñ±ð»å°ù´Ç±ô,†Painted Bride Quarterly, Summer 2017, Issue 96.
- “Elegy for Memories that Come Like First Snow,†Juxtaprose Magazine, Vol. 13.
Creative Nonfiction
- “On a New Life,†Hippocampus, forthcoming.
- “Nursing #2,†Lost Balloon, forthcoming.
- “Teaching,†“Trained,†“Silence #2,†“Good Friday,†“Holy Saturday,†“Risen,†“Will,†and “Scattered.†Heavy Feather Review, forthcoming.
- “O³Ù³ó±ð°ù·É¾±²õ±ð,†South 85 Journal, Spring/Summer 2022.
- “The Hours,†The Waking, 12 Apr. 2022.
- “After,†“Phone Call,†“Phone Call #2,†“Widowed #2,†& “Blurred,†Another Chicago Magazine, 4 May 2021.
- “Danger,†“Late,†& “Escape,†Sidereal Magazine, Issue Seven, Spring 2021.
- “Crazy†& “Triage,†The Laurel Review, Vol. 53.1, Spring 2020.
Selected Presentations
- “Search, Sand, & Suburbs: History Loves Company,†Poetry Studies & Creative Poetry VIII. 2022 Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association National Conference. Virtual, 14 Apr. 2022.
- “The Boundaries of the Lyric,†A Hui. 2021 NonFictioNow International Conference. Wellington, New Zealand, 5 Dec. 2021.
- “Family Matters: Gravidarum,†Nonfiction Writing Panel. 2021 Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association National Conference (Virtual), 5 June 2021.
- “When A Man Loves a Woman: Gravidarum,†Poetry Studies and Creative Poetry Panel. 2018 Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association National Conference. Indianapolis, IN, March 2018.
- “Poetry in Contemporary America,†Poetry Studies and Creative Poetry Panel. 2018 Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association National Conference. Indianapolis, IN, March 2018.
- Speakeasy: A Night of Booze and Words, Part III. Don Hall’s Guesthouse Hotel & Conference Center, Fort Wayne, IN. 11 July 2016.
Courses Taught
- English 100: Introduction to College Writing
- English 101: Rhetoric & Composition
- English 103: College Writing
- English 104: Rhetoric of Inquiry
- English 201: Special Topics: Science Fiction
- English 201: Special Topics: Literature of War and Peace
- English 201: Special Topics: Lit of Health and Wellness (online)
- English 205: Literature and the Natural Environment (on-ground and online)
- English 206: Literary Interpretation (online)
- English 207: Introduction to Writing Poetry
- English 208: Introduction to Writing Fiction
- English 231: World Literature I: Beginnings to 1660
- English 232: World Literature II: 1660 to Present (on-ground and online)
- English 241: American Literature I: American Literature to 1865
- English 263: Science Fiction
- English 320: Poetry
- English 401: Senior Capstone
- English 463: Major American Writers: Midwestern Literature
- Honors 201: Great Books Foundation I
- Honors 300: Service Learning
- Honors 351: Great Books: Weird Lives: Identity in Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
- Honors 400: Honors Capstone
