English Department Faculty & Staff Reading
English department reading with faculty and staff, Thursday December 7 and 7 PM CT in the Fairfield Food Collective, 400 N. 2nd Street, here in Fairfield, Iowa.
Read MoreWriting toward Healing with Nynke Passi & Jennifer Espinoza
MIU MFA faculty and poets and writers Jennifer Espinoza and Nynke Passi reprise their winter Soul Bone workshop, Writing toward Healing on Tues. July 11, from 7 - 9 Central Time.
Read MoreThe Soul Ajar: Writing, Creativity & Healing with Nynke Passi
Come and join us for “The Soul Ajar: Writing, Creativity & Healing with Poet and Professor Nynke Passi, Thursday, July 6, at 7 PM CST (online webinar) offered through the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley..
Read MoreReading with Mermer Blakeslee, Dorianne Laux, and Nynke Passi at Blue Light at the Gallery
You are warmly and joyfully invited to:
Blue Light at the Gallery
Friday, January 6, 2023 – 6 pm Pacific Time / 8 pm Central Time / 9 pm Eastern Time
On this evening Blue Light at the Gallery is hosting a poetry reading with:
Mermer Blakeslee
Dorianne Laux
Nynke Salverda Passi
Book Launch of Oxygen: Parables of the Pandemic
The book launch of Oxygen: Parables of the Pandemic, just out from River Paw Press, will celebrate online with a public reading.
Read MoreSoul Bone Literary Festival
Welcome to the events of the Soul Bone Literary Festival, the public events of M.I.U.’s M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
Read MoreMIU's Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
The fantastic line-up of our Fall ‘21 MFA Residency!
Read More"Two Voices" - Sound & Poetry Workshop with Kenny Kolter
“Two Voices” - Sound & Poetry Workshop with Kenny Kolter & Nynke Passi
Read MoreTelePoem Booth Iowa
I am happy and honored to be included in TelePoem Booth Iowa. Thank you Elizabeth Hellstern, Debra Marquart, and Rustin Larson!
Read MoreFall Faculty Reading at Paradiso
On Thursday, November 21st, our department of English will host a Fall Faculty Reading at Café Paradiso in Fairfield, Iowa, from 8 PM to 10 PM.
Read MoreAWP 2019: Portland, OR
Just came back from the AWP conference in Portland, Oregon, the largest writers’ conference on this continent. Heard my former student, Eric Boyd, present. Met with former students Sera Lindsey and Emily Plate, and my friend from graduate school, Wendi Olson. The perfect week!
Read MoreNew Publication: CALYX Vol. 30:3
A heartfelt thank you to senior editor Brenna Crotty and her team for including my poem “The Rise & Fall of Breath’s Slim Body” in the incredibly moving and topical current issue of CALYX. My poem is posted on the CALYX site if you click on the cover image.
Read MoreFormer Student Eric Boyd Presents at AWP
One of the best things about being a teacher is watching amazing former students find their voices and places in the world. I could not be more proud of and excited for my former student, Eric Boyd, who will be presenting at the AWP in Portland, OR, at the end of this month.
Read MoreComing in April: BFA Faculty Reading at MUM
With MUM faculty and visiting faculty: Terry Fairchild, Ben McClendon, Rustin Larson, Nynke Passi, Victor Streeby, Stuart Tanner, Cullen Thomas, and Leah Waller
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