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New publications for Sasenarine Persaud

August 13, 2013 at 11:03 AM

Sasenarine Persaud (Fiction 2006) has just had a story, “After God a Customs Officer,” and four poems (“Library Assistant”, “Remembrances”, “Letters” and “Leaves”) published in the Spring issue of South Asian Ensemble (Canada)–all previously unpublished work. Congratulations, Sase! Sasenarine Persaud is a Tampa-based essayist, novelist, poet and short story writer, who originated the term Yogic […]

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Dariel Suarez publication news

August 6, 2013 at 10:54 AM

We are pleased to announce that Dariel Suarez (Fiction 2012) has had two stories published recently. “Sweet Saltwater” appeared in Necessary Fiction, and “Beets” was published in The Baltimore Review. He is also a new fiction co-editor at Blood Lotus Journal and one of the founding editors of Middle Gray Magazine. Dariel Suarez is a […]

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Two events at Gallery 263, featuring BU grads

August 1, 2013 at 3:29 PM

Megan Fernandes (Poetry 2012) and Juney Rockefeller, an Emerson graduate, have won a 2013 Cambridge Arts Council grant for their art installation project, Dollhouse Poetry. The opening reception for their project will take place tonight, Thursday, August 1st from 7-9pm at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, MA. There will also be a poetry reading in honor […]

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Critical responses to A FORT OF NINE TOWERS

July 29, 2013 at 9:47 AM

A Fort of Nine Towers by Qais Akbar Omar (Fiction 2014) has been collecting rave reviews ever since its release in April 2013 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The following is a sampling of the critics’ responses to this wonderful book: “If you read only one book this summer, make it this one.” Oprah “Beautifully […]

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BU poets featured on Stay Thirsty

July 16, 2013 at 11:51 AM

Abriana Jetté (Poetry 2012) has written a column titled “Four Emerging Poets to Watch” for Stay Thirsty Media, Inc., featuring four up-and-coming poets, three of whom are graduates of BU’s MFA program. Abriana writes, “The voices highlighted in this column vary in regards to subject, tone, and training, though Caitlin Doyle, Dariel Suarez, and Binh Nguyen […]

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Tara Skurtu’s poem about Trayvon Martin in the Huffington Post

July 15, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Tara Skurtu (Poetry 2013) has written a poem in memory of Trayvon Martin, which has just been published on the Huffington Post. Click here to read her poem online. Tara has also written a firsthand account of the Boston Marathon bombings for the Huffington Post. Tara Skurtu (Poetry 2013)’s poems appear in Poetry Review, Hanging […]

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Excellent reviews of Jessica Lott’s novel in the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune

July 15, 2013 at 3:39 PM

We’re proud to report that THE REST OF US (Simon & Schuster 2013), the new novel by Jessica Lott (Fiction 2004) has received great reviews in the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune. Click the links to read the articles! The Rest of Us chronicles an affair between a young student and her older professor. Publishers […]

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CITY STRUCTURES by Sophie Grimes

July 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM

City Structures, the gorgeous new chapbook by Sophie Grimes (Poetry 2011) is available for purchase online. Her publisher, Damask Press, has started a Kickstarter campaign to sell the book. If you visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676925895/help-us-print-city-structures-by-sophie-grimes and pledge $10, you will be emailed a request for your address on around July 24th. The publisher will then mail you […]

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Praise for Qais Akbar Omar’s A FORT OF NINE TOWERS

July 10, 2013 at 11:28 AM

A FORT OF NINE TOWERS (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2013) by Qais Akbar Omar (Fiction 2014) has received praise from media outlets all over the country since its release in April and was named an Amazon “Best Book of the Month.” We could not be more proud of Qais. Here are just a handful of […]

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Jessica Lott’s debut novel

July 9, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Looking for a literary summer read? Simon & Schuster has just published The Rest of Us, a debut novel by Jessica Lott (Fiction 2004). Congratulations, Jessica! The Rest of Us chronicles an affair between a young student and her older professor. Publishers Weekly has praised the book as “a finely wrought story, insightfully detailing the […]

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