Kira T
- Research Program Mentor
MA at Northwestern University
Expertise
Poetry, Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Linguistics
Bio
As a poet and visual artist from Memphis, Tennessee, my mission is discovering art in every facet of life imaginable. Driven by my passion for literature, I earned a BA in English and Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry, while also completing a chapbook for my senior thesis, at Emory University. There, I also minored in Linguistics while studying Russian and Spanish—I’m a certified word nerd who loves languages! I’ve taught comics, researched abroad in Russia, founded an arts collective for mental health activism, performed with a social justice poetry troupe—I'm as eclectic as my experiences and interests. I’m currently pursuing my MFA and MA in Creative Writing and English at Northwestern University. My latest project explores dreams, both personal and cultural, while interrogating narratives of the American dream.Project ideas
Creative Writing: Blending Genre, Exploring Form
In this project, we'll learn the rules of literary craft while finding innovative ways to break them. We can explore poetic forms like the sonnet, ghazal, or epic and how to remix them in your own artistic style. I can teach you tools from poetry and memoir to explore your lived experience in a lyric essay. This is not a project about fitting the bounds of tradition; it is about learning to create literature that is uniquely and authentically yours.
Sociolinguistics: A Dialectic Investigation
Conduct a study in sociolinguistics—who speaks how and why? In this project, we will learn how to scientifically observe the speech patterns of those around us and uncover some possible social, political, and historical reasons why. No prerequisites in linguistics required—only an inquisitive mind and an eager ear!