SL338141-Fall 2025-CRWR*6120 Experimental Poetry

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of English and Theatre Studies
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2025
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
Other:
CRWR MFA sessionals receive $11,000/semester
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
Yes
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
CRWR*6120
Course Name: 
Experimental Poetry
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
15
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Other
B.A./Bachelor’s Degree with equivalent professional writing and publishing experience.
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Other
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
The successful candidate will be recognized for excellence in poetry, with proficiency in experimental work. The successful candidate must have published at least one work of experimental poetry with an established press; have achieved a level of critical/literary success and public and creative impact within the literary community; and show evidence of ongoing literary activity. The successful candidate will teach CRWR6120: Experimental Poetry and be able to supervise MFA thesis projects. CRWR6120: Experimental Poetry is an advanced MFA course in the craft and spirit of poetry's relationships with multimodal composition, improvisation, polyvocality, and other hybrid modes to explore possibilities for poetic activity at the cutting-edge of contemporary, experimental forms. Teaching experience is required; experience teaching university courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels is preferred. Teaching and writing interests in the environment, race and anti-racism, disabilities and LBGTQ2+ identities, and/or indigenous knowledges and perspectives will be an asset.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
PhD related to field
Other
MFA or equivalent professional experience
Research Experience: 
Quality and or Recent Research activity in related field demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
The successful candidate will be recognized for excellence in poetry, with proficiency in experimental work. The successful candidate must have published at least one work of experimental poetry with an established press; have achieved a level of critical/literary success and public and creative impact within the literary community; and show evidence of ongoing literary activity. The successful candidate will teach CRWR6120: Experimental Poetry and be able to supervise MFA thesis projects. CRWR6120: Experimental Poetry is an advanced MFA course in the craft and spirit of poetry's relationships with multimodal composition, improvisation, polyvocality, and other hybrid modes to explore possibilities for poetic activity at the cutting-edge of contemporary, experimental forms. Teaching experience is required; experience teaching university courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels is preferred. Teaching and writing interests in the environment, race and anti-racism, disabilities and LBGTQ2+ identities, and/or indigenous knowledges and perspectives will be an asset.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
TBD
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 2, 2025 to December 19, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,838.51 (effective 2025/26)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
setspost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
All applications are to be submitted via this website: Prof. Canisia Lubrin, Coordinator, Creative Writing MFA. If you have any questions, please contact Olga Petrik, Administrative Assistant, SOTEC, petriko@uoguelph.ca

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