BIO
Freesia McKee (she/her) has taught at UW-Stevens Point since 2023. Professor McKee teaches composition, introduction to creative writing, and poetry. She writes and publishes poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrid literary forms, book reviews, and literary criticism. Professor McKee was born and raised on the south side of Milwaukee.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Hybrid Forms (lyric essay, experimental writing, prose poetry, zuihitsu)
- Creative Writing Studies
- Ecopoetry
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Social Practice
- Empathetic Course Design
BEST ADVICE?
Write and read as much as possible.
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes
FAVORITE QUOTE
“If you’re in the difficult process of living as a poet, you’re constantly trying to make an attunement to yourself which no outside manipulation or propaganda can disturb. That makes you a sturdy, dependable voice—which others want to hear and respond to.” —June Jordan
FUN FACT
When she was growing up, she wanted to be a magician, a librarian, and a sociologist.