Jen Currin

In addition to being an English Upgrading instructor, Jen is a faculty member of KPU's Creative Writing Department, where they have taught since 2010. Before KPU, Jen taught writing and literature for many years and at many places, including SFU's The Writers Studio, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Arizona State University, and Vancouver Community College. A poet and fiction writer, Jen has published one collection of stories, Hider/Seeker (Anvil, 2018) and five collections of poetry, most recently Trinity Street (House of Anansi, 2023). In the classroom, they bring their passion for reading and writing, and strive to create a supportive and welcoming environment that inspires students to connect with each other and to the texts studied.