Eric D. Lehman

Prof. Lehman directs the Composition program, which serves the Core Curriculum and the needs of the undergraduates at the University of Bridgeport.  In the past he developed a Technical Writing course for Computer Engineers and recently has developed a special track of ENGL 100 which supplements classroom work with an hour of instruction in the computer laboratory each week for those students who need extra help.  In addition, Prof. Lehman teaches Creative Writing, Autobiographical Writing, World Literature, Shakespeare, and topics courses in literature like Literature & Film and the Literature of Travel & Adventure.  He also teaches a variety of literature classes for the IDEAL and graduate Education programs.

Prof. Lehman is the editor of the school literary magazine, Groundswell, and organizes faculty and student poetry readings throughout the year.  He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and is listed in the selective Poets and Writers directory.

Teaching Philosophy

"As an educator I believe that we are responsible for creating a college community actively engaged with every single student.  This requires a caring and energetic pedagogy so that each one can learn in a creative context.  Each student’s work deserves the benefit of our respect, our kind attention, our informed skill, and our critical evaluation.  We must guide our students through an living engagement with both subject matter and strategies, encouraging them to take advantage of all opportunities for continued academic growth."

Publications

Prof. Lehman has published over a hundred travel stories, poems, short stories, and essays in dozens of online and print journals and magazines.  Along with winning various awards for his travel writing, he will be the featured writer in Artistry of Life during Summer 2008.  The following is a limited selection of recent publications.

"Henry Miller and Jean Francois Lyotard: The Aesthetics of 'The Inhuman' in Tropic of Cancer." Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal. Volume 5.  Winter 2008. www.nexusmiller.org

“The Land Trust,” “October,” and “Ancient Pathways.” Artistry of Life. Summer 2007. www.artistryoflife.org

“The Lie of Memory.”  Entelechy: Mind and Culture.  Summer/fall 2007; issue no. 9, "Evolutionary Tao."  www.entelechyjournal.com

“Becoming the World’s Strongest Writer.” T-zero Xpandizine: The Writer’s E-Zine.  “Craft of Writing.” Writer’s Village University. April 2007. http://www.thewritersezine.com/t-zero/archives/2007-texts/2007-04-craft1.shtml  

“e.e. cummings and the problem of community.” Switchback.  University of San Francisco. Issue 5, “The Independent vs. The Representative Voice.” Spring 2007. www.swback.com/issues/005/

“Not All Those Who Wander.”  Canopic Jar.  No. 18.  Spring 2007. http://canopicjar.com/Canopic18/index.html 

“Weeds.” Nature’s Wisdom. Summer 2006. www.natureswisdommagazine.com/spring06/weeds.html  

“Dead Sheep.” Identity Theory. Nonfiction section. January 2006.  www.identitytheory.com/nonfiction/lehman_sheep.php

“Inca-redible.” Venture. Kumuka Worldwide. Issue 3. Summer 2007. pp. 4-5. http://www.venturemag.net/ 

“Walking the Streams.” SNReview. Winter 2007. Volume 8, Issue 4. http://www.snreview.org/0407Lehman.html 

“The Ghost of Henry Miller.” Hackwriters: The International Writer’s Magazine.  World Travel. September 2002. Story of the Month.  Note: This story has been featured on About.com, 4 different travel websites, and a popular Henry Miller blog.  http://www.hackwriters.com/HenryMiller.htm 

“Blue Marsh Lake,” “Leaving the Desert.”  Red River Review.  No. 18.  Spring 2007. www.redriverreview.com/

“Fishing the Scantic River,” “Figures of Beasts,” and “The Volcano Rabbits of Mexico.”  Artistry of Life.  Summer 2006. www.artistryoflife.org

“On the Road by Jack Kerouac,” “The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac,” Empty Mirror Books. New Features. April 2007. http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/

“Memoirs by Pablo Neruda,” “Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke,” and “Wandering by Hermann Hesse.” Umbrella. “This Old Book.” March 2007. http://www.umbrellajournal.com/

“Swimmer in the Secret Sea: Reactions to Nihilism,” Swimmer in the Secret Sea: A  Casebook for Student Writers. Abington, PA: Arcadia University Press, March 1997.