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Talley Kayser

Teaching Assistant Professor

Summary

Talley V. Kayser has worked at the intersection of literary study and environmental education since 2012. Prior to joining the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno faculty, she directed Pennsylvania State University’s Adventure Literature program, which integrated field study into undergraduate literature courses. Talley’s background also includes over 30,000 hours as a professional outdoor educator and wilderness guide.

In addition to teaching composition courses, Talley writes prose and poetry that consider the entangled relationships among humans, other species, and the places we share—with the aim of responding to our messy cultural and ecological moment with ethical thought and action.

Courses taught

  • ENG 342: Literature of Environmental Justice (Lake Tahoe campus)
  • ENG 100I
  • ENG 101
  • ENG 102

Selected publications

Prose

  • “”: Waterwheel Review, Issue 31, 2023.
  • “”: The Gettysburg Review, Volume 34.3, 2023.
  • “”: Deep Wild Journal, Volume 4, 2022.
  • “”: The Fourth River, Issue 0.7, 2020.
  • “”: The Hopper, Issue IV, 2019. Nominated for a 2019 Pushcart Prize.
  • “”: The Hopper, 2019.
  • “”: Creek Journals, 2018.
  • “”: The Hopper, Issue I, 2016.

Poetry

  • ”: Forthcoming in A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, University of Georgia Press, 2024.
  • “”: Cimarron Review, Issue 218, 2024.
  • “”: Rattle[Poets Respond], June 23 2024.
  • “”: Alpinist 85, 2024.
  • “”: Deep Wild Journal, Volume 5, 2023. Nominated for a 2024 Pushcart Prize.
  • “”: Adventure Sports Journal, Issue 128, April/May 2023.
  • “”: Between Paradise and Earth: Eve Poems, 2023.
  • “”: Alpinist 81, 2023.
  • “”: Alpinist 78, 2022.
  • “”: Cider Press Review, 2022.
  • “”: Alpinist 77, 2022.
  • “”: High Desert Journal, 2022.
  • “”: Deep Wild Journal, Volume 2, 2020.
  • “”: Hawk and Handsaw, January 2019.
  • “”: Hawk and Handsaw, January 2019.
  • “”: Creek Journals, 2018.
  • “”: Winner of the 2018 Marjorie E. Peale Prize from The Poetry Society of South Carolina.
  • “”: Winner of the 2018 Humorous Verse Prize from The Poetry Society of South Carolina.
  • “”: Winner of the 2017 Forum Prize from The Poetry Society of South Carolina.
  • “”: Winner of the 2017 Patricia and Emmett Robinson Prize from The Poetry Society of South Carolina.
  • “”: Winner of the 2016 John Robert Doyle, Jr. Prize from The Poetry Society of South Carolina.

Visual Art

  • ” Forthcoming in A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, University of Georgia Press, 2024.
  • ” Forthcoming in A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, University of Georgia Press, 2024.

Education

  • MFA in Writing (January 2022). Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT.
    Program: Dual-Genre in Poetry and Creative Nonfiction.
  • M.A. in English (December 2012) University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
    Program: Literature and the Environment.
  • B.A. in English (May 2009). Furman University, Greenville, SC.