Vanessa Gabb

Education
M.F.A., CUNY - Brooklyn College, Creative Writing (Poetry)
M.A., St. John’s University, English
B.A., Tufts University

Current Courses

ENG 1100C  Literature in a Global Context

DNY 1000  Discover New York

Literary New York – 70607

This course is an exploration of New York City through a literary lens. Many great works of prose and poetry have been written in and about the city, so that the goal of this course is to use literature as a means of understanding and critiquing our surroundings. To this end we will look at a diverse group of selected works that expose the dynamics of the city’s cultural past and present, including socioeconomics, race, and gender. We will supplement some of the readings with other artistic products to examine how successful these translations are in depicting New York City.

Awards

Himan Brown Creative Writing Award, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2010
Zora Neale Hurston Scholarship, Naropa University Summer Writing Program, 2008