Category: Alumni

Literary Tea with Kimberly Elkins

November 5, 2014 at 11:06 AM

We’re pleased to announce a Literary Tea with fiction alum ’10 and acclaimed novelist, Kimberly Elkins!  Please see below, and/or visit the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Boston chapter website for more information.   Both the tea and the WNBA are open to men and women, despite the name.  Be sure to get your ticket by November […]

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Lisa Hiton published in Thrush

November 3, 2014 at 3:27 PM

                  Hurrah!  Lisa Hiton has published a poem, “Vigil,” in Thrush.  From the poem: Coming toward me, a prologue, a flying orchestra of spring birds gathering on the banks of the creek. To what are they praying?  To what do they give such praise? Read “Vigil” here. Congratulations, Lisa! […]

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Leanne Hoppe’s translations published in Asymptote

October 31, 2014 at 5:00 PM

We’re excited to hear from Leanne Hoppe (Poetry ’14), who has been traveling in Ireland this week!  And psyched to see that her translations of five poems by Michela Zanarella have been published on the Asymptote blog.  Zanarella is a living Italian poet who lives and works in Rome. Congratulations, Leanne! Leanne Hoppe is a 2013-2014 MFA […]

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Shaaru Menon published in Kweli Journal

October 29, 2014 at 1:59 PM

We’re so pleased to announce that Shaaru Menon (Fiction 2012) has published a short story in Kweli!  Here’s the beginning, to give you a taste: By the time Neeli met Hassan he was a nobody. His last successful film was almost a decade ago and even that hadn’t gone beyond two weeks at the box office. […]

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Dariel Suarez publishes poetry chapbook and non-fiction piece

October 24, 2014 at 2:56 PM

It’s rare that a writer excels in more than one form–let alone three different ones–but Dariel Suarez (Fiction 2012) is doing just that: his poetry chapbook, In The Land of Tropical Martyrs, was recently released, and his nonfiction piece “Becoming a Man” has been published in the latest issue of The Caribbean Writer (volume 28)!  The chapbook is available for pre-order […]

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Abriana Jette in Conversation with Robert Pinsky

October 22, 2014 at 2:16 PM

Check out this wonderful conversation with Robert Pinsky in Stay Thirsty magazine!  It’s filled with nuggets of wisdom on a slew of things — from Dante to music to making meaning — all prompted by insightful questions from Abriana Jetté  (Poetry 2012).  From the interview: “It’s the sound of meaning that I crave and concentrate on: Frost talks […]

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Tracey Knapp wins 42 Miles Press Poetry Award

September 26, 2014 at 3:24 PM

Hearty congratulations to Tracey Knapp (poetry ’04), whose first book of poems, Mouth, has won the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award!  Mouth will be published by 42 Miles Press (Indiana University) in September 2015.  You can read a poem from it here. On writing the book, Tracey says, It took a couple years after finishing my […]

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Tara Skurtu’s upcoming readings

September 18, 2014 at 3:27 PM

Globe-trotting poet Tara Skurtu (poetry ’13) will be reading at an international poetry festival in Transylvania this coming weekend!  (Sibiu, Romania)  The festival includes twenty-three poets from thirteen countries (three continents).   Tara also read at RoHAM Bar in Budapest on the 15th and taught a workshop at the University of Szeged on the 16th through the Department […]

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The Latest on Kimberly Elkins’ What Is Visible

September 4, 2014 at 5:59 PM

Kimberly Elkins’ (fiction ’10) debut novel, What Is Visible (Grand Central/Twelve, 6/14) continues to garner critical acclaim! It received a wonderful review by Barbara Kingsolver on the cover of the New York Times Book Review and was picked as a NYTBR Editors’ Choice, in addition to being chosen as The Most Inspirational Book of 2014 […]

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Antonio Elefano featured in list of great short stories

August 22, 2014 at 5:18 PM

Very cool news for Antonio Elefano, whose short story, “Italy,” was recently featured in a sweet Buzzfeed list: 29 Short Stories You Need To Read In Your Twenties!  Antonio’s story made it onto the same list as Joyce, Flannery O’Connor, Borges, Hemingway, and Vonnegut, as well as other greats.  Impressive, although we’d expect no less […]

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