Expertise
College writing, contemporary poetry, Creative Writing constraints, Hybrid-form writing
Courses Taught
ENGL 101 Writing I
ENGL 102 Writing II
ENGL 235 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 304A Literary Editing
ENGL 316 Forms of Poetry
ENGL 340A Elements of Style
ENGL 346 Critical Writing for Creative Writers
ENGL 374A Hybrid Form Writing
ENGL 384/385 Creative Writing: Poetry I & II
ENGL 389 Contemporary Poetry
ENGL 397 Summer Creative Writing Institute
ENGL 398A Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 416 Ekphrastic Practice
HUM 192 Introduction to the Humanities
Research Interests
Contemporary poetry, hybrid forms, hybrid pedagogies, constraint- and game-based writing modes
Education
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Publications
Critical Writing
on Madison McCartha's Freakophone World
"Vision as palimpsest: on Johannes Göransson’s translations of Ann Jäderlund"
on Andra Rotaru's Lemur
"I Cannot Resist the Terror"
Poetry Collections
Womonster, 2020, Tarpaulin Sky
Louise and Louise and Louise, 2016, The Lettered Streets Press
Skin Horse, 2012, Action Books
Room LWH 2100
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
(773) 442-5958
Office Hours
Spring 2024 Student Hours
Monday: 10:00-11:00 a.m. /1:00-2:00 p.m. (drop in)
Tuesday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. (email appt.), 6:00-7:00 p.m. (drop in)
Wednesday: 1:00-2:00 p.m. (by email appt.)
Thursday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. (by email appt.)
Friday: 1:00-3:00 p.m. via Zoom (email for appointment)
Please email 24 hours in advance for Zoom or in-person appointments at
o-cronk@neiu.edu.
Monday: 10:00-11:00 a.m. /1:00-2:00 p.m. (drop in)
Tuesday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. (email appt.), 6:00-7:00 p.m. (drop in)
Wednesday: 1:00-2:00 p.m. (by email appt.)
Thursday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. (by email appt.)
Friday: 1:00-3:00 p.m. via Zoom (email for appointment)
Please email 24 hours in advance for Zoom or in-person appointments at
o-cronk@neiu.edu.
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