Robert A. Fink
W. D. and Hollis R. Bond Professor of English
325-670-1214
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Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts
English
rfink@hsutx.edu
In his well-known dramatic poem “The Death of the Hired Man,” Robert Frost defines home as “the place where, when you have to go there, / They have to take you in.” In 1977 when I came to Hardin-Simmons right out of graduate school, I had no intention of staying more than a year or two. What happened was, the students took me in and have continued to do so every year since. What a joy it is to discover anew the values of poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction with intelligent, perceptive, creative students. They make HSU the home I didn’t know I would need.
Degrees Earned:
- Bachelor's ~ English ~ Baylor University ~ 1968
- Master's ~ English ~ Texas Tech University ~ 1973
- Doctorate ~ English ~ Texas Tech University ~ 1977
Resume:
Publications:
- Azimuth Points (poetry)
- The Ghostly Hitchhiker (poetry)
- The Tongues of Men and of Angels (poetry)
- Tracking The Morning (poetry)
- Twilight Innings: A West Texan on Grace and Survival (literary nonfication)
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Courses Taught:
- ENGL 1301 - Freshman Writing I
- ENGL 1302 - Freshman Writing II
- ENGL 2303 - American Literature
- ENGL 4315 - Creative Writing
- ENGL 4316 - Advanced Creative Writing
- ENGL 5315 - Creative Writing
- ENGL 5316 - Advanced Creative Writing
- ENGL 6099 - Special Advanced Studies