Kara D. Dorris
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- School: University of North Texas
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- Department: English
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Denton, TX - 76203 - Dates at University of North Texas: October 2014 - December 2017
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Biography
University of North Texas - English
Assistant Professor of English at Illinois College
Kara
Dorris, PhD
Jacksonville, Illinois
Kara Dorris received an MFA in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University in 2009 and earned her PhD in English at the University of North Texas in 2016. Currently, she is a visiting assistant professor at Illinois College.
She writes to understand the world and her place within it, embracing Keats’ negative capability and quoting Rilke’s Letter to a Young Poet, especially when he writes, “have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart […] you need to live in question.” Currently she is writing a pedagogy essay about using civil disobedience to teach poetry as well as editing and managing an anthology of contemporary self-elegies. She writes across genres and is intrigued by hybrid texts, how expectations are subverted to create unique artifacts reflecting the world we live in.
Her full-length collection, Have Ruin, Will Travel, was published by Finishing Line Press (2019). Her second collection, When the Body is a Guardrail, is forthcoming in 2020. She has also published five chapbooks: Elective Affinities (dancing girl press, 2011), Night Ride Home (Finishing Line Press, 2012), Sonnets from Vada’s Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair (dancing girl press, 2018), Untitled Film Still Museum (CW Books, 2019), and Carnival Bound [or, please unwrap me] (The Cupboard Pamphlet, 2020). Her poetry has appeared in Prairie Schooner, DIAGRAM, Nine Mile. Gold Wake Live, I-70 Review, Southword, Rising Phoenix, Harpur Palate, Cutbank, Hayden Ferry Review, Tinderbox, Puerto del Sol, The Tulane Review, and Crazyhorse, among others literary journals, as well as the anthology Beauty is a Verb (Cinco Puntos Press, 2011). Her prose has appeared in Wordgathering, Waxwing, and the anthology The Right Way to be Crippled and Naked (Cinco Puntos Press, 2016). She is also the founding editor of Lingerpost, an online journal.
Check out her website: karadorris.com!
Experience
Education
University of North Texas
Master’s Degree
English
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Psychology, Minors in English and French
University of North Texas
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Literature and Poetry
University of North Texas Graduate Writing Award for Poetry 2015
University of North Texas
Teaching Fellow
Taught English while pursuing a PhD in Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing Poetry. Taught sections of: • ENGL 1310: College Writing • ENGL 1320: College Writing II • ENGL 2220: World Literature II • TECM 2700: Technical Writing • ENGL 2100: Introduction to Creative WritingUniversity of North Texas
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tutored in the writing lab and taught composition courses.University of North Texas
Instructor
Teach sections of TECM 1700: Introduction to Professional Writing and sections of TECM 2700: Technical Writing. Instruct students to write clear, concise technical documents, such as feasibility reports, proposals, employee and instructional manuals, to work effectively in team settings and to effectively use the rhetorical situation. Teach sections of ENGL 1310: Composition I, ENGL 1320: Composition II, and ENGL 1325: Writing in Literature. Reading, analyzing, and discussing amazing texts such as The Virgin Suicides, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Frankenstein, and Kindred to become better writers and thinkers, to become more aware of our surroundings and understand the importance of diversity.New Mexico State University
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA)
Poetry
New Mexico State University
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Taught writing courses while completing an MFA in Creative Writing. • Taught two sections of English Rhetoric and Composition • Taught one section of Honors English Rhetoric and Composition • Taught one section of Introduction to Creative Writing. • Taught two sections of Writing in the Humanities: The Rhetoric of Addiction: Designed the entire humanity class from creating the topic to reading assignments such as articles, books, and poems, as well as supplementary aids like films and documentaries, minor assignments such as journals and discussion questions, and major assignments such as rhetorical arguments
Publications
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
"In the Waiting Room"
Cinco Puntos Press
“In the Waiting Room” is a short story included in the anthology: The Right to Be Crippled & Naked. Cinco Puntos: 2016.
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
"In the Waiting Room"
Cinco Puntos Press
“In the Waiting Room” is a short story included in the anthology: The Right to Be Crippled & Naked. Cinco Puntos: 2016.
Self-Portrait with Framing Effect" and "Benign Bone Tumor City"
KYSO FLash
“Self-Portrait with Framing Effect” (poem) and “Benign Bone Tumor City,” (essay) originally appearing in the anthology Beauty is a Verb, and were reprinted in KYSO Flash.
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
"In the Waiting Room"
Cinco Puntos Press
“In the Waiting Room” is a short story included in the anthology: The Right to Be Crippled & Naked. Cinco Puntos: 2016.
Self-Portrait with Framing Effect" and "Benign Bone Tumor City"
KYSO FLash
“Self-Portrait with Framing Effect” (poem) and “Benign Bone Tumor City,” (essay) originally appearing in the anthology Beauty is a Verb, and were reprinted in KYSO Flash.
"arguments for & against"
Prairie Schooner
“Arguments for & against slow days,” “Argument for & against the ruined body,” “Argument for & against effacement,” and “Song to Make a Lost Moment Last.” Prairie Schooner. Fall 2016
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
"In the Waiting Room"
Cinco Puntos Press
“In the Waiting Room” is a short story included in the anthology: The Right to Be Crippled & Naked. Cinco Puntos: 2016.
Self-Portrait with Framing Effect" and "Benign Bone Tumor City"
KYSO FLash
“Self-Portrait with Framing Effect” (poem) and “Benign Bone Tumor City,” (essay) originally appearing in the anthology Beauty is a Verb, and were reprinted in KYSO Flash.
"arguments for & against"
Prairie Schooner
“Arguments for & against slow days,” “Argument for & against the ruined body,” “Argument for & against effacement,” and “Song to Make a Lost Moment Last.” Prairie Schooner. Fall 2016
Night Ride Home
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel
Finishing Line Press
Have Ruin, Will Travel is a full-length poetry collection now available for preorder! The official publication date is August 8th, 2019.
Elective Affinities
Dancing Girl Press
"Elegy for candy cigarettese & the lost art of soap opera names"
Tinderbox
“Elegy for candy cigarettes & the lost art of soap opera names.” Tinderbox: Summer 2015.
Beauty is a Verb: The new poetry of disability
Cinco Puntos
A ground-breaking anthology that brings fresh understanding to the American experience of poetry, beauty, the body, and disability edited by Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, and Michael Northen. Kara Dorris is just one of many wonderful contributors included.
Sonnets from Vada's Beauty Parlor & Chainsaw Repair
Dancing Girl Press
My third chapbook forthcoming August 2018!
"In the Waiting Room"
Cinco Puntos Press
“In the Waiting Room” is a short story included in the anthology: The Right to Be Crippled & Naked. Cinco Puntos: 2016.
Self-Portrait with Framing Effect" and "Benign Bone Tumor City"
KYSO FLash
“Self-Portrait with Framing Effect” (poem) and “Benign Bone Tumor City,” (essay) originally appearing in the anthology Beauty is a Verb, and were reprinted in KYSO Flash.
"arguments for & against"
Prairie Schooner
“Arguments for & against slow days,” “Argument for & against the ruined body,” “Argument for & against effacement,” and “Song to Make a Lost Moment Last.” Prairie Schooner. Fall 2016
Night Ride Home
Finishing Line Press
“Under the missing & innumerable stars”
Southword Journal: Munster Literary Centre
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