Instructor Curriculum Vitae
Rutherford, John
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing(Poetry) ~ University of St. Thomas(Houston) 2024-2026
-Thesis: The Ballad of Taliesin and Other Poems. Advisor: R. S. "Sam" Gwynn
Master of Arts in History ~ Lamar University 2016-2017
Teaching Experience
Fall 2026
- Lamar University: ENGL 4336 Directed Studies: 20th Century Irish Writers - A directed studies survey of 20th century Irish writers including James Joyce, W. B. Yeats, Paidraig Pearse, C. S. Lewis, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Becket, Michael Longley, etc
- Lamar State College-Port Arthur: ENGL 1301 Composition I - The first course in the freshman composition sequence.
Spring 2026
- Lamar University: ENGL 3350 Creative Writing: Poetry - An introductory creative writing workshop in poetry, focusing on form, meter, and rhyme
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