Scholars@Duke

• Background
• 

  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Columbia University 1993
• 

  Duke Appointment History

  • Lecturer in the Department of English, English, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2011
  • Lecturing Fellow, Senior in English, English, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2001 - 2009
• Recognition
• 

  In the News

  • MAY 15, 2014

    Epic World

  • MAY 7, 2014

    Poetry Foundation

    Epic world: Ruth Lilly Prize winner Nathaniel Mackey speaks about his poetry of process
• Publications & Artistic Works
• 

  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Donahue, J. Incidental Eclipse. Talisman House, April 2003.
    • Donahue, J. Areas of Elsewhere. Talisman House, 2003.
    • Donahue, J. The World in Time and Space: A History of Innovative American Poetry 1970-2000. Talisman House, 2001. (Monograph)
    • Donahue, J. Terra Lucida XV-XX. Poetry New York, 1999.
    • Donahue, J. Terra Lucida. Heaven Bone Press, 1998.
    • Donahue, J. World Well Broken. Talisman House, 1995.
    • Donahue, J. Primary Trouble: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry. Edited by J Donahue, E Foster, and L Schwartz. Talisman House, 1995. (Collection)
    • Donahue, J. Monitions of the Approach. Red Dust, 1991.
    • Donahue, J. Before Creation. Central Park Editions, 1989.

  • Academic Articles

    • Donahue, J. "Review of Nathaniel Mackey’s Sprung Polity." Talisman 9 (2003). (Review)
    • Donahue, J. "Review of Geoffrey O’Brien’s Dispossessed Spaces." Hambone 9 (2003). (Review)
    • Donahue, J. "Review of Harmonic Interferences by John Yau." Talisman 5 (2003). (Review)

  • Book Sections

    • Donahue, J. "Paul Muldoon." 2003.
    • Donahue, J. "Sir James George Fraser." 2003.
    • Donahue, J. "Ernesto Fenollosa." In Garland Encyclopedia of American 19th Century. 2003.
    • Donahue, J. "Victor Hernandez Cruz." In Oxford Companion to African American Literature. 2003.
    • Donahue, J. "Spirit and Letter: Kamau Brathwaite’s Videolect." In Ngugi wa Thiong’o: Texts and Contexts. Africa World Press, Cantalupo, 1995.
• Teaching & Mentoring
• 

  Recent Courses

  • ENGLISH 220S: Introduction to the Writing of Poetry 2019
  • ENGLISH 390S-1: Special Topics in a Single American Author 2019
  • ENGLISH 495: Distinction Creative Writing Independent Study 2019
  • ENGLISH 110S: Introduction to Creative Writing 2018
  • ENGLISH 320S: Intermediate Workshop in the Writing of Poetry 2018
  • ENGLISH 420S: Advanced Workshop in the Writing of Poetry 2018
  • ENGLISH 493: Research Independent Study 2018
  • ENGLISH 496: Distinction Creative Writing Independent Study 2018
  • ENGLISH 497: Distinction Critical Research Independent Study 2018
  • ENGLISH 891: Special Readings 2018
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course 2018
  • LS 890: Special Readings 2018
  • ENGLISH 490-7: Special Topics in Literature and the Other Arts 2017
  • ENGLISH 498: Distinction Critical Research Independent Study 2017

Some information on this profile has been compiled automatically from Duke databases and external sources. (Our About page explains how this works.) If you see a problem with the information, please write to Scholars@Duke and let us know. We will reply promptly.