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Hiking on the Kalalau Trail along Kauai's Napali coastline |
Dr. Don Langford earned his Ph.D. in 20th-Century
American Literature at Ohio State University. His dissertation, The
Primacy of Place in Gary Snyder's Ecological Vision, examined the
connections of Buddhism and environment in Gary Snyder's poetry. Environmental
concerns are central to many of Dr. Langford's courses.
In addition to teaching courses on literature and writing, Dr. Langford has published poems in The Lowell Review, Rhino, The Fairfield Review, Poets Against the War, The Cornfield Review, Kaleidoscope, petroglyph, Planet Pop, and other publications. His poem, "Vivid Dreams, Antarctica," was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2005. A recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award at Oregon State University, he is currently completing a book of poems, In the Light of the Full Moon. In his literature and writing courses, Dr. Langford introduces students to a variety of readings and cultural issues, including the effects of contemporary consumer culture on individual identity, health, and values. He selects a range of rewarding and challenging works of literature and maintains a website (http://newark.osu.edu/dlangford) that includes a list of works used in his courses. |
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