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Jeremy Daugherty

Jeremy Daugherty
PhD Candidate, Graduate Instructor
20 Tate Hall
Education
  • B.A. in Creative Writing — Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky
  • M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric — Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky
  • M.F.A. in Poetry — University of Miami, Ohio
  • Ph.D. in Creative Writing — University of Missouri, Missouri (expected 2029)
Research and Teaching
  • Appalachian / “Affrilachian” literature and poetry
  • East and South Asian poetry and poetic forms
  • Manga and Japanese fiction
Bio

My research centers on Appalachian and Affrilachian literature and poetry, with emerging interests in East and South Asian poetry and Japanese fiction that I look forward to exploring during my PhD. My work examines how narratives of loss, poverty, and cultural identity intersect across regions and traditions, connecting Western confessional writing to postwar Japanese literature.