Darla Himeles

Darla Himeles, MFA, PhD

  • Assistant Teaching Professor, English & Creative Writing
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Education

  • PhD, English (2020)
    Temple University (PA)
  • MFA, Poetry and Poetry in Translation (2012)
    Drew University (NJ)
  • AB, English, summa cum laude (2006)
    Bryn Mawr College (PA)

About Me

I am the author of two books of poetry, the recipient of the Highlights Foundation's Whole Novel Scholarship for Jewish Writers (2024), a slow but steady runner, and a mental health advocate.

Research Interests

  • 20th and 21st Century American Poetry and Poetics
  • Multiethnic American Literature
  • Jewish Studies
  • Ecopoetry

Publications

  • Cleave, Get Fresh Books (2021)
  • Flesh Enough, Get Fresh Books (2017)

Awards

  • Whole Novel Scholarship for Jewish Writers, Highlights Foundation (2024)
  • First Year Writing Program Outstanding Instructor Award, Temple University (2023)
  • K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, AAC&U (2018)