Soham Patel, M.A.
Education
- 2004 MA, Western Washington University -English Language and Literature with Concentration in Creative Writing
- 2001 BA, University of North Dakota -English, with emphasis on British Literature
Research Interests
- Contemporary American Poetry -Poststructuralist and Postcolonial Theory
- Asian Studies
- Literature and History in Translation
- Contemporary Global and American Fiction
Awards
- Pikes Peak Community College English Adjunct Instructor Award.
- Fellowship Recipient, Kundiman Emerging Asian-American Poets Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Publications
Poetry and prose appears in DesiLit, Copper-Nickel, Stirring Magazine, Malleable Jangle, Cranky Literary Journal and other places.
Presentations
- Presenter, “Indian River Villages Read Alive: Real Time Responses to Arundhati Roy’s Social Commentaries” Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, Eugene, OR.
- AWP Pedagogy Forum Facilitator, Chicago.
- Featured Reader (Fiction), New Voices of Failed Promise Press, Victrola Coffee & Art, Seattle.
- Featured Reader (Poetry), Burning Word Festival, Whidbey Island WA.
Courses Taught at UCCS
ENGL 131 Rhetoric and Writing I
ENGL 141 Rhetoric and Writing II
ENGL 180 Fundamentals of Creative Writing