Chapter 16
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“wall”

Book Excerpt: CEASE

wall to keep the peace we need a wall to fall to our knees before to all things an architecture each body its own boundary the air deliberate so many…

Equilibrium Might Be a Little Hard to Manage Today, Actually

“Equilibrium” a poem by Vanderbilt graduate student Tiana Clark, has just won a lucrative national prize

…anthology for Lisa Dordal (Vanderbilt M.F.A. 2011); • A prestigious Stegner Fellowship and inclusion in the 2015 Best New Poets anthology for poet Edgar Kunz (Vanderbilt M.F.A. 2014). Program director…

“December Light in Arizona”

Melissa Cundieff-Pexa received her M.F.A. from Vanderbilt University in 2012 and lives now in Ithaca, New York, with her husband and two small children. Her poems have appeared in journals…

Vandy Expanding

Lorrie Moore is set to join the faculty of the Vanderbilt creative-writing program

January 18, 2013 Vanderbilt University’s graduate program in creative writing—already the single most selective M.F.A. program in the country—just drafted a powerhouse: Lorrie Moore, a widely acknowledged master of short…

"What the Birds Know"

…Poets” by Essence magazine in honor of its fortieth anniversary. This week she will receive her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Vanderbilt University. Pruitt lives with her…

Looking Forward to a Life in Poetry

Vanderbilt grad student Stephanie Pruitt garners national recognition

…the university created its M.F.A. program in creative writing. She made up her mind to apply. It turned out to be the right decision. Not only has the program become…

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