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 John Morris
Professor of English
Department of English & Foreign Languages
Cameron
University
2800 W. Gore Blvd.
Lawton, OK
73505
Nance Boyer 2027
(580) 581-2329/FAX: (580) 581-2897
mailto:johnmor@cameron.edu
For information about the John
G. Morris Poetry Prize, click here.
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Course Syllabi
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Office Hours for Spring 2013
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Monday
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10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
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Tuesday
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10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Wednesday
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10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
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Thursday
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10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Friday
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2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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and by
appointment
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Courses Taught
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ENGL 0113
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Developmental Writing
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ENGL 1113
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Composition I
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ENGL 1123
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Honors Composition I
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ENGL 1213
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Composition II
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ENGL 2053
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Film as Literature
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ENGL 2773
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American Literature Survey I
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ENGL 2883
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American Literature Survey II
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ENGL 2893
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Contemporary American Literature
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ENGL 4053
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Seminar in Literature
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ENGL 4313
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American Drama
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ENGL 4413
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Modern American and British Poets
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ENGL 4961-3
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Directed Readings
in English
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ENGL 5003
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Usage and Composition for Graduate Students
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ENGL 5613
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Seminar in American Literature
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PROFWR 3013
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Techniques of Poetry
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PROFWR 3203
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Creative Writing--Poetry
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PROFWR 3993
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Professional Writing Workshop
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PROFWR 4961-3
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Directed Professional Writing
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Educational Background
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1989
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Ph.D. in English, Specialization: Twentieth Century American
Literature, Arizona State University Dissertation: The Book as
Twenty-fifth Poem: The Craftsmanship of James Wright
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1982
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M.A. in English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing,
Arizona State
University
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1977
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B.A. in English,
University
of Wisconsin--Eau
Claire
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Publications
“Middle of February.” Poetry Motel: forthcoming
“Dirt.” Chariton Review 26.1
(Spring 2000): 97-98.
“These Best Mornings.” Hidden Oak Summer-Fall 2000: 52.
“Imaginative Imperatives and Intimate Ruminations: An Interview with
Stephen Dunn.” Hayden's Ferry Review 28 (Spring/Summer 2001):
96-106.
“Our Place.” Westview 21.2 (Spring/Summer 2002): 60-61.
Learning to Love the Music: Poems. Lawton:
Rose Rock Press, 1999.
“Poem.” Upriver 5: Wisconsin Poetry
and Prose 5 (1995): 65.
“The Landscape of Language and Desire.” Cooweescoowee:
A Journal of Arts and Letters 1 (Spring 1996): 21.
“A Man Who Takes Care of His Tools.” Westview 16.1 (Fall/Winter
1996): 34-35.
“Braille.” Oklahoma
English Journal 11.3 (Summer 1997): 39.
“Spell To Be Said After Lunch.” Lawton
Arts and Entertainment 16.1 (Fall 1998): 2.
“A Few Leaves At a Time.” Great Plains
Literary Annual 7 (1999): 32.
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Professional Honors
Sigma Tau Delta Professor of the Year, 1991-92
Sigma Tau Delta Co-Professor of the Year, 1993-94
Sigma Tau Delta Co-Professor of the Year, 1997-98
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Professional Interests
Composition
Assessment
Film
American Drama
Contemporary American Literature in General
Contemporary American Poetry, and these poets: James Wright, Robert Hass,
Stephen Dunn, William Matthews, Mark Doty, Billy Collins, Mary Oliver, Rita
Dove, Norman Dubie, among others
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Administrative Experience
Director of Composition, 1994-99
Chair, Entry-level Assessment Committee, 1991-present
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Community Service
Chair-Elect, City of Lawton Arts and
Humanities Council, 2001-present
Member, City of Lawton Arts
and Humanities Council, 1998-present
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Professional Affiliations
President, Chi Eta Sigma Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 2001-02
Modern Language Association
South Central Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Oklahoma
Council of Teachers of English
Sigma Tau Delta
Phi Kappa Phi
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Faculty Advisor to Student Organizations
Magic Lantern Film Society,
1990-present
Ebony Society, 1997-present
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Page maintained by John Morris.
Copyright © 2009, Cameron
University. Last
modified: 8/13/09
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