Category: Alumni

Ryan Wilson’s recent publications and awards

June 5, 2015 at 12:29 PM

Ryan Wilson (poetry ’08) has had an impressively productive year: he’s published work in a slew of places and received a number of prizes, all while being a doctoral candidate. His original poem, “Beatus Ille,” and translation of Horace I.25 appear in the new issue of Measure.  His lecture, “How to Think Like a Poet,” is […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Awards, Poetry Publications | Comments (6)

Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite publish novel

May 29, 2015 at 11:49 AM

Christopher Robinson (Poetry 2006) and his friend, Gavin Kovite, have written a novel together called War of the Encyclopaedists! The book was published by Scribner on May 19 and has been receiving fantastic press all month, including a review in the New York Times, a profile in the Seattle Times, and an interview in the Wall Street Journal. The novel, based loosely on the authors’ lives, […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Novels, Readings | Comments (0)

Sara Rivera’s latest news

May 21, 2015 at 10:51 AM

Good news abounds for Sara Rivera (poetry ’13)!  Sara has three poems out in Origins: Issue 2, and her poem “baltic sea” was published with an audio recording and is live at DIALOGIST.  She was also recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poem “Winnowing,” published in 2013 by the Loft Anthology. In addition, Sara is a […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Awards, Poetry Publications | Comments (0)

Luisa Caycedo-Kimura published in FRIGG and Mid-American Review

May 12, 2015 at 4:54 PM

Luisa Caycedo-Kimura has recently published five poems in FRIGG magazine!  Read them here.  And please check out her charming interview with Mid-American Review, in which she talks about writing, regrets, and insects.  Luisa’s poem, “Un Jardin en Tolima,” was published in the most recent issue of MAR. Congratulations, Luisa! Luisa Caycedo-Kimura was the 2014 John K. Walsh Residency Fellow at […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Poetry Publications | Comments (0)

Tara Skurtu’s poem on the Red Line!

May 11, 2015 at 10:30 AM

  We’re thrilled to see Tara Skurtu’s (poetry ’13) poem on the MBTA Red Line! Thanks to Mass Poetry’s Poetry on the T contest and the public’s vote, Tara’s poem will be featured on the T for the month of May.  It’s called “Anyone’s Son” and was written for the family of Trayvon Martin. About seeing her […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Poetry Publications | Comments (0)

Tara Skurtu receives Fulbright, publishes new work

April 24, 2015 at 12:46 PM

Exciting news from Tara Skurtu (poetry ’13), who has been awarded a Fulbright to Romania for the 2015-2016 academic year!  Tara will be reading her work at the International Poetry Festival in Sibiu, Romania this September with Robert Pinsky and Lloyd Schwartz (her former teachers!).  She’ll spend the rest of her time teaching ESL at the University of Transylvania in Brasov and […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Awards, Poetry Publications, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Sasenarine Persaud’s latest publications

April 17, 2015 at 5:05 PM

We’re pleased to announce that Sasenarine Persaud’s (fiction ’06) essay, “Letter from Boston,” has been published in Wasafiri (London)!  Sase has also had five poems published in the online spring issue of Dasun (Malaysia).  In addition, the spring issue of Bostonia reviews the work of several BU MFA alums, including Sase’s latest book of poetry, Love in the Time of Technology, as […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Poetry Publications, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Mike Brokos published in Cimarron Review and Poet Lore

April 16, 2015 at 11:44 AM

We’re happy to share Mike Brokos’ (poetry 2012) recent publications!   Mike has published two poems in the current issue of Cimarron Review (Winter 2015, “Indigenous” and “November View”) and another in the current issue of Poet Lore (Spring/Summer 2015,“The Leash”).         Here are some excerpts from his work: from “The Leash”: I’d […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Poetry Publications | Comments (0)

Shubha Sunder’s latest publications

March 27, 2015 at 5:21 PM

                Great news from Shubha Sunder (fiction 2012), who has had not one, but two short stories published in journals recently!  “The Footbridge” appears in the winter issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review, and “Second Language” can be read online at The Bangalore Review. Congratulations, Shubha!  And we’re looking forward to reading […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Short Story Publications | Comments (1)

Jordan Zandi’s first poetry collection forthcoming in 2016

March 25, 2015 at 11:35 AM

We’re excited to announce that Jordan Zandi’s (poetry 2010) first book of poems is forthcoming by Sarabande books next February!  You can read the title poem here.  Below, Jordan shares a bit about the making of Solarium. Many poems from Solarium – and, probably more importantly, the process by which I worked on them – took root in […]

By Coordinator | Also posted in Poetry Publications | Comments (1)