Category: News
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Ross Gay
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Ross GayThe final installment of the 2017-2018 Creative Writing Reading Series took place to the sound of a sorority party happening next door. The bellows of Taylor Swift, celebration, and Greek chants penetrated through the walls. But even that couldn’t overshadow the vigor, humor, and emotion of Ross Gay’s reading. For…
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National Poetry Month: Aby Kaupang
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Aby KaupangToday we wrap up highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and are posting their responses. Here’s what Aby Kaupang had to say. Why does poetry matter? I have never been able to answer that question. Every few years, a deep-hearted…
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National Poetry Month: Felicia Zamora
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Felicia ZamoraToday we wrap up highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and are posting their responses. Here’s what Felicia Zamora had to say. Why does poetry matter? We all search for a means to express the human condition in ways…
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National Poetry Month: Chloe’ Leisure
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Chloe’ LeisureToday we wrap up highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and are posting their responses. Here’s what Chloe’ Leisure had to say. Why do you write poetry and not some other genre? There was brief detour into writing fiction, but…
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National Poetry Month: Joanna Doxey
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Joanna DoxeyToday we wrap up highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and are posting their responses. Here’s what Joanna Doxey had to say. Why does poetry matter? I’m not sure it does. Honestly. But what I do know is that I…
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National Poetry Month: Sasha Steensen
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Sasha SteensenAs we continue highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni), today we feature Associate Professor Sasha Steensen, and in particular her latest book of poetry, Gatherest. Sasha Steensen is the author of four books of poems: House of Deer, The Method, and A Magic Book, all from Fence Books, and most recently, Gatherest from Ahsahta Press. …
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National Poetry Month: Matthew Cooperman
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Matthew CoopermanToday we continue highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and are posting their responses. Today we are sharing what Matthew Cooperman had to say. (You can read our feature of him from 2017 National Poetry Month here, which includes his bio).…
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MFA Thesis Reading: Cory Cotten-Potter and Cole Konopka
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Read More: MFA Thesis Reading: Cory Cotten-Potter and Cole Konopka~from Michaela Hayes The last MFA Thesis reading of the semester was a magical night indeed. Only two readers took the floor — fiction writer Cory Cotten-Potter and poet Cole Konopka. Before the festivities began, Camille Dungy introduced the night (as always, thank you Camille) and the graduating class of…
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National Poetry Month: Camille Dungy
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Camille DungyAs we mentioned yesterday, we are spending this week highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and will be posting their responses. Today we are sharing what Camille Dungy had to say. (You can read our feature of her from 2017 National…
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National Poetry Month: Dan Beachy-Quick
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Dan Beachy-QuickAs we near the end of our celebration of National Poetry Month, we are spending this week highlighting our “local” poets (faculty and alumni). We sent a short set of questions to each, and will be posting their responses. Today we are sharing what Dan Beachy-Quick had to say. (You…