Griffin Poetry Prize

York professor launches poetry collection on health and pop culture

Surreal, absurdist, satirical, playful and yet, at times, deeply serious is how York English Professor Priscila Uppal (BA Hons. ’97, PhD ’04) describes Traumatology, her latest collection of poetry officially launching on Wednesday. A poet and novelist, Uppal will read from Traumatology during the launch on March 24 at 8pm at the Monarch Tavern, 12 […]

Prof is poet-in-residence during Olympic and Paralympic Games

Research at York is broader than books, journal articles, scientific findings or data sets. In the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, research can result in a piece of poetry that moves the soul. Like the Greek poet Pindar, York English Professor Priscila Uppal, an internationally acclaimed poet and novelist, is penning poems for […]