Hello everyone! My name is Theodore Penske (he/him). I am an English major with a Creative Writing minor at Stony Brook University. I will be graduating next spring with a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Creative Writing and Literature. I’m looking to go for my Master’s in Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook’s Southampton campus. After that, I’m hoping to pursue a career in both poetry and literary publishing. My dream is to write and publish a poetry collection as well as own and run a publishing house.
Over the spring semester, I took a Sci-Fi class with Professor Simone Brioni where we analyzed the meanings and different symbolisms behind various Sci-Fi films. I wanted to dive deeper into the more technical side of the Science Fiction film genre, and I saw a summer class was being given by Professor Hautsch, who is also a professor I am going to have this fall semester with EGL 301.
Aside from schooling, I am an avid stargazer, collage artist, and photographer (I specifically love astrophotography). In terms of summer plans, I don’t usually have any as I like to spend the break relaxing at local beaches or going on hikes in some of the nature preserves in the area. Although during this first week, I will be going out to Southampton to attend the prestigious 2022 Southampton Writers Conference under the guidance of former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Out there, I will be perfecting my craft as a writer while also learning how to better enhance my voice as a poet.
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Hi Theodore,
The Writers Conference you are attending this week sounds like a great opportunity. I love Billy Collins (I laugh out loud every time I read his poem “The Lanyard”), and I am jealous that you have the opportunity to work with him!
I am delighted to hear that you have already taken a class focused on science fiction films! I am hoping that you can apply some of what you learned in that class to what we are doing here–even though we’ll have a bit of a different focus than Professor Brioni’s class.
Where are some of your favorite places to hike on the Island? I am always looking for new trails.
Jessica Hautsch