John ALLASTER

Biography:
John Allaster is a Ph.D candidate in English Literature at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. His dissertation focuses on the influence of Chinese poetry on several modernist poets, including the Imagists, William Carlos Williams, Mina Loy, H.D., T.S. Eliot, and Wallace Stevens. His dissertation, in particular, examines the incorporation of the concept and aesthetic of dynamic emptiness ( 空 ) into their respective poetic practices.
Current research:
Modernist poetry and prose; emptiness; critical theory; Imagism; Chinese poetry and poetics
Degree(s):
Ph.D., ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ (exp. 2019)
M.A., University of Western Ontario
B.A., University of Toronto