Monthly Archives: August 2021

Boston Writers Involved in New Writers’ Coalition

Boston University Creative Writing alumni Tara Skurtu (Poetry ’13), Rachel Dewoskin (Poetry ’00), and AGNI founder Askold Melnyczuk (MA ’78) are involved in a new, international coalition of writers dedicated to protecting democratic values. As members of the steering committee of Writers for Democratic Action, they (and other members such as Peter Balakian, Carolyn Forché, Jericho Brown, […]

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura to publish book with Beacon Press

We’re excited to announce that Aaron Caycedo-Kimura’s (Poetry ’20) book, Common Grace: Poems, is forthcoming from Beacon Press! Aaron says the book grew out of his thesis, which he continued working on after graduating in fall 2020. Common Grace is a poetry collection in three parts. It explores Aaron’s life and art, the death of his parents, and […]

Danny Hardisty’s collection shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Prize

                              A bit belatedly, we are pleased excited to announce that Danny Hardisty’s (Poetry 2018) book Rose with Harm has been shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Prize! The collection was published by Salt Publishing last October, and is described by Gail Mazur as “really […]