Monthly Archives: June 2019

Mimi Lipson publishes essay in Massachusetts Review

We’re really pleased to share this unflinchingly honest and moving essay by Mimi Lipson.  The essay, about Mimi’s brother, is called “Tornado” and was published recently in the Massachusetts Review. About writing the essay, Mimi says: I usually avoid thinking about writing in terms of catharsis, but working on this really did help me to resolve some things. […]

Featured alumnus: Jean Charbonneau

This week, we’re excited to feature Jean Charbonneau, an alumnus of our program from 1998!  Jean was born in Montreal, and studied creative writing at Harvard Extension School and the University of Southern Mississippi before getting his MA in creative writing from BU. He freelanced as a book critic for a few years, and wrote for […]