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About MeDr. Emily M Goldsmith (they/them) is a full time Instructor in English at Louisiana State University. Goldsmith received their Ph.D. in English from the University of Southern Mississippi. They are a poet and educator who is invested in equitable pedagogies and Culturally Responsive Teaching. Their research interests include the circum-caribbean, Victorian Gothic, Creole Studies, Caribbean Studies, Queer Studies, Disability Studies, and Louisiana Literature.
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Dr. Emily M Goldsmith (they/them) is a queer Louisiana Creole poet originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They received their BA in Creative Writing-Poetry at Louisiana State University in 2016 and their MFA in Creative Writing-Poetry with a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning at the University of Kentucky in 2021 before completing their PhD in 2025.
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Emily has six years of experience teaching in higher education (and counting).
At the University of Southern Mississippi, they spent four years as a graduate instructor and two years as the Assistant Director of Composition. |
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Emily is passionate about inclusive, anti-racist, and culturally affirming pedagogies. As a Louisiana Creole person, they are also dedicated to resisting the idea of enforcing "Standard English" and instead respecting every student's language patterns and diverse identities while promoting critical thinking and communication skills. Multilingualism is an important aspect of language and literary engagement.
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Emily was the 2023 Derven Scholar at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Their research about Louisiana Creole identity, language, and culture will be added to The Historic New Orleans Collection's educational resources. Additionally, they are working on a Digital Humanities Exhibit about Louisiana Creole Memorialization with The Gravestone Project.
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Emily currently is a volunteer poetry reader at Split Lip Magazine. They are the former Editor-in-Chief of New Limestone Review, the managing editor of Product Magazine and Giving Room Mag, as well as an Assistant Editor for Mississippi Review. |
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Read about Emily's journey as a writer, how they ended up being a poet, and other thoughts on Aura Martin's website from this September 2021 interview linked below: https://auramartin.weebly.com/interviews/emily-m-goldsmith This photograph to the right is a picture of Emily in the 1st grade at their elementary school, "Young Author's Night," with a book they wrote and illustrated.
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