Katie Budris

What makes my heart happy? When students say things like: "I don't enjoy writing poetry, and I certainly don't enjoy reading said poetry...

Today's post is a reblog from a former classmate of mine, Kristin, with whom I studied creative writing and literature at Roosevelt...

Yes! I'm thrilled to see this article in The Atlantic about Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important. On a whim a few weeks ago, I threw some...

I was an English major. My husband was an English major. Some of my best friends were English majors. Now my 19 year old niece is in...

The quote in the title of this post struck me as light and humorous, but simultaneously truthful, effective, and important. I clicked on...

To wrap up the semester, I usually ask my students to write in response to a handful of self-reflective questions and then share aloud....

Near the end of every semester, I deal with feelings of apprehension. I collect papers from students that do not demonstrate they are...

Why don't students know how to cite research anymore? I would estimate that 75% of my students each semester do not know how to put...

Kind, unsolicited words about my World Literature 2 class: "I absolutely love your class. I love our readings and I love how you go into...

I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile now... but life (and laziness) gets the best of me.  This semester I’ve been teaching 2...