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Jeffrey S. Sirkin

Associate Professor
Creative Writing
Bilingual Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Office Building: Education Building
Office Room: 902
Phone: (915) 747-5529
Email: jsirkin@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in English, University at Buffalo (2008)
MA in English, Miami University (1998)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Other - "Bob Dylan's Multitudes: Rock, Lyrics, and Literature" (05/19/2022-05/19/2022). Invited Speaker and Panelist. Instituto Cervantes de Santa Fe, NM. El Paso, TX. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Nonfiction - Online Journal - "Do You Remember: Jeff Sirkin on Hüsker Dü's 'Eight Miles High'" (03/01/2022-03/01/2022). MarchXNess music essay journal/contest. Tucson, AZ. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Anthology - "Petite Bodies" (05/27/2022). Nirala Publicaitons. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Anthology - "This Cadastral Map" (05/27/2022). Nirala Publications. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s) - "Do You Remember: Jeff Sirkin on Hüsker Dü's 'Eight Miles High' " (03/10/2022). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - The Last Days (08/31/2021). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Don't Call It A Meltdown (06/30/2021). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Deterritorial (02/28/2021). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - How to Make A Free Life Without Masters Or Tyrants (08/31/2020). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Unexcused Absence (08/31/2020). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry Reading - Rinky Dink Press Series 7 Release Celebration (08/29/2020). Rinky Dink Press. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry Reading - Veliz Books 5th Anniversary poetry reading (08/16/2020). Veliz Books. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - Interview with Jeff Sirkin & Pete Miller, editors of A Dozen Nothing magazine (08/11/2020). Professor Sarah Pape, Chico State University. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Book - Summer Break: A Microjournal (08/01/2020). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry Reading - Jeff Sirkin, featured reader for "G.A.S. #4" (07/24/2020). "G.A.S.: Poetry, Art, Music" (online arts journal). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry Reading - Jeff Sirkin at Poetry is Bread: A Distance Reading Series (05/19/2020). Poetry is Bread: A Distance Reading Series. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Instruction Manual (01/31/2020). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Petite Bodies (01/31/2020). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - This Cadastral Map (06/01/2019). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry Reading - Drs. Jeff Sirkin and Stacey Sowards, a poetry reading and lecture. (04/25/2019). Writing on the Wall Lecture Series. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - Red Rover, Red Rover: An Investigation of the Erasure of the African-American Neighborhood of Lewisville in Suburban Blue Ash, Ohio” (04/11/2019). LART Career Enhancement Grant. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - A Reading from A Dozen Nothing Magazine poets (03/28/2019). A Dozen Nothing. Portland, Oregon. Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - A Reveille (03/01/2019). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - The Archway (03/01/2019). Jeffrey Sirkin.
Poetry - Print Journal - Transponder (03/01/2019). Jeffrey Sirkin.

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	20775
Spring 2025	CRW 5398 - Thesis	20386
Spring 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20378
Spring 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	22161
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26574
Spring 2025	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	25549
Spring 2025	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	21496
Fall 2024	CRW 5398 - Thesis	15333
Fall 2024	CRW 5399 - Thesis	15338
Fall 2024	CRW 5399 - Thesis	15346
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11768
Fall 2024	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	12026	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	22161
Spring 2025	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	25549
Spring 2025	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	21496
Spring 2024	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	26808	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRW 5399 - Thesis	22416
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	28323
Spring 2024	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	21671	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	12397	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	26683	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	25198
Fall 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	18251	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	28315	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20657
Spring 2022	CRW 5399 - Thesis	23497
Spring 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	22469	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	16948
Fall 2021	CRW 5398 - Thesis	14242
Spring 2021	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	26959
Spring 2021	CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration	28285
Fall 2020	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	17260
Spring 2020	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	28271	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CRW 5376 - Writing About Popular Music	28279	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	18176	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	26169	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration	26961	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CRW 5399 - Thesis	21611
Spring 2019	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	23302
Fall 2018	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	16039	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	16042	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CRW 5398 - Thesis	10929
Spring 2018	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	25948
Spring 2018	CRW 5399 - Thesis	24050
Fall 2017	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	10952
Fall 2017	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	16680
Fall 2017	CRW 5398 - Thesis	10964
Fall 2017	CRW 5398 - Thesis	16056
Fall 2017	CRW 5399 - Thesis	16061
Fall 2017	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	18307
Spring 2017	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	22635
Spring 2017	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	29053
Spring 2017	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	27876
Spring 2017	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	27887
Spring 2017	CRW 5398 - Thesis	28102
Spring 2017	CRW 5399 - Thesis	24288

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	26808	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	21671	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	12397	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	26683	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	25198	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	18251	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature	28315	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	22469	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	16948	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	26959	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration	28285	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	17260	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction	28271	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CRW 5376 - Writing About Popular Music	28279	Evaluation
Fall 2019	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	18176	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques	26169	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration	26961	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	23302	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in English, University at Buffalo (2008)
MA in English, Miami University (1998)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2022-05-19

End Date

2022-05-19

Type

Other

Title

"Bob Dylan's Multitudes: Rock, Lyrics, and Literature"

Start Date

2022-03-01

End Date

2022-03-01

Type

Nonfiction - Online Journal

Title

"Do You Remember: Jeff Sirkin on Hüsker Dü's 'Eight Miles High'"

Start Date

End Date

2022-05-27

Type

Poetry - Anthology

Title

"Petite Bodies"

Start Date

End Date

2022-05-27

Type

Poetry - Anthology

Title

"This Cadastral Map"

Start Date

End Date

2022-03-10

Type

Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s)

Title

"Do You Remember: Jeff Sirkin on Hüsker Dü's 'Eight Miles High' "

Start Date

End Date

2021-08-31

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

The Last Days

Start Date

End Date

2021-06-30

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Don't Call It A Meltdown

Start Date

End Date

2021-02-28

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Deterritorial

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-31

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

How to Make A Free Life Without Masters Or Tyrants

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-31

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Unexcused Absence

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-29

Type

Poetry Reading

Title

Rinky Dink Press Series 7 Release Celebration

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-16

Type

Poetry Reading

Title

Veliz Books 5th Anniversary poetry reading

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-11

Type

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching

Title

Interview with Jeff Sirkin & Pete Miller, editors of A Dozen Nothing magazine

Start Date

End Date

2020-08-01

Type

Poetry - Book

Title

Summer Break: A Microjournal

Start Date

End Date

2020-07-24

Type

Poetry Reading

Title

Jeff Sirkin, featured reader for "G.A.S. #4"

Start Date

End Date

2020-05-19

Type

Poetry Reading

Title

Jeff Sirkin at Poetry is Bread: A Distance Reading Series

Start Date

End Date

2020-01-31

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Instruction Manual

Start Date

End Date

2020-01-31

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Petite Bodies

Start Date

End Date

2019-06-01

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

This Cadastral Map

Start Date

End Date

2019-04-25

Type

Poetry Reading

Title

Drs. Jeff Sirkin and Stacey Sowards, a poetry reading and lecture.

Start Date

End Date

2019-04-11

Type

Artistic Presentation/Exhibit

Title

Red Rover, Red Rover: An Investigation of the Erasure of the African-American Neighborhood of Lewisville in Suburban Blue Ash, Ohio”

Start Date

End Date

2019-03-28

Type

Artistic Presentation/Exhibit

Title

A Reading from A Dozen Nothing Magazine poets

Start Date

End Date

2019-03-01

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

A Reveille

Start Date

End Date

2019-03-01

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

The Archway

Start Date

End Date

2019-03-01

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

Transponder

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

20775

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

20386

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20378

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

22161

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26574

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

25549

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

21496

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

15333

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

15338

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

15346

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11768

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

12026

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

22161

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

25549

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

21496

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

26808

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

22416

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

28323

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

21671

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

12397

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

26683

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

25198

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

18251

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

28315

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20657

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

23497

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

22469

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

16948

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

14242

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

26959

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration

Section

28285

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

17260

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

28271

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 5376 - Writing About Popular Music

Section

28279

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

18176

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

26169

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration

Section

26961

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

21611

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

23302

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

16039

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

16042

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

10929

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

25948

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

24050

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

10952

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

16680

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

10964

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

16056

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

16061

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

18307

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

22635

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

29053

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

27876

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

27887

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

28102

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

24288

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

26808

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

21671

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

12397

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

26683

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

25198

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

18251

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5388 - Storytelling-Film & Literature

Section

28315

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

22469

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

16948

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

26959

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration

Section

28285

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

17260

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 4303 - Non-Fiction

Section

28271

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 5376 - Writing About Popular Music

Section

28279

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

18176

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 3374 - Narrative Techniques

Section

26169

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5378 - The Politics of Narration

Section

26961

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

23302

Evaluation

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