Austin James

Austin Allen James is a Visiting Professor at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX. He has taught at TSU since the Fall of 2012. In 2016, Austin and colleagues formed a committee to create a “Professional Writing” concentration, which includes five creative writing classes. Austin is also a visual artist, sculptor, and home/object designer. Austin's undergrad degree is from Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, and his Master of Fine Arts in Poetics is from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. His MBA is from the University of Dallas in Irving, TX. Austin actively writes poetry and submits poems weekly to journals. He is working on a book of collected poems, which is expected to be published in early 2026.

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The revival & survival of artisan craftsmanship in the digital age

In an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, this thought-provoking editorial explores the irreplaceable soul of human creativity. Drawing inspiration from poet Gerard Manley Hopkins and the personal journey of an artisan, it celebrates the deeply human impulse to create—and why AI, no matter how advanced, can never replicate the heart behind handmade beauty.