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Nancy Cervetti
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Stanley E. Banks Stanley E. Banks is Artist-in-Residence at Avila and teaches creative writing (poetry, fiction, and playwriting) and African-American literature. In 2003 BookMark Press published his fourth book of poetry, Blue Beat Syncopation, and he has won a number of awards including The Langston Hughes Prize for Poetry, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and The Writers Place Award in Kansas City. In addition to his books, he has published poems in a number of journals including “Huey Newton Sang His Song” in The Berkeley Poetry Review and “Dysfunctioning” in Emerson of Harvard. Professor Banks has appeared on TV and radio shows including the talk show Writers on Writing , and for one year the Black Archives of Mid-America presented “The Special Exhibit of Stanley E. Banks’ Life and Literature.” Professor Banks is the faculty advisor for Avila’s literary magazine, the Scop, and for the Black Student Union. |
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Tony Michel Assistant Professor Chair of the English Department Dr. Michel received his Ph.D. in American Studies with a specialization in rhetoric and composition from Michigan State University. He is happy to return to Kansas City after teaching for four years at California State University, Fresno. He teaches courses in American literature and composition and rhetoric and is chair of the English department. Dr. Michel’s spouse, Amy Couture, is a grant writer who teaches English part-time at UMKC. They have two children–Leo an energetic (but contemplative) 6-year-old who attends Academie Lafayette, and Kate, a 15-month-old who is managing the dual responsibilities of learning to walk and talk. Dr. Michel’s research interests are in alternative rhetorics and rhetorics of new media. He has published articles in the Journal of Advanced Composition, Red Cedar Review, and in anthologies in composition and rhetoric. |