Ed Steck
Part-Time Lecturer in English
Ed Steck is a poet with an interest in how poetry can make its self aware within other forms of writing, such as technical writing, science fiction, artists books, and eco-criticism. His writing addresses the speculative long-term technological impacts of humanity in a post-anthropocene world.
His work is informed by systems theory, the mycelial network, concrete poetry, forest networks, biodiversity, Star Trek, and information science.
- Big Other Poetry Award, Finalist, 2020
- Investing in Professional Artists Grant, The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowment, 2014
- Fund for Poetry Grant, The Fund for Poetry, 2014
- Artist Opportunity Grant, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, 2014
- An Interface for a Fractal Landscape, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2019
- Far Rainbow, Make Now Books, 2016
- The Garden: Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulation, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013
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Education
MA, Library and Information Science, University of South Florida
MFA, Bard College -
Contact
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Office Hours
Virtual, by appointment
First-Year Writing
ENGW 1111
Designed for students to study and practice writing in a workshop setting. Students read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing and explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media; and how to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.
