Emerson MFA Student Porsha Olayiwola to Be Next Boston Poet Laureate
Writing, Literature and Publishing MFA student Porsha Olayiwola has been named Boston’s next Poet Laureate, WBUR is reporting.
Coloring Outside the Lines with Drew Daywalt ’92
Drew Daywalt is the author of New York Times bestsellers The Day the Crayon Came Home and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. His most recent book, Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy, was published in September.
First-ever Town Hall Forum Fosters Open Dialogue for Students, Faculty
Several students, faculty and staff found an Emerson College first-of-its-kind town hall forum on Nov. 27 to be very constructive and forward-thin
MFA Project Spotlight: Duende and the Choreopoem
Porsha Olayiwola is a first-year MFA in Creative Writing student studying poetry. Her project, entitled, Black & Ugly As Ever, is a choreopoem that explores “what it means to truly make space for oneself.”
Marshall Essay on Grandfather’s World War I Service in New Yorker
Professor Megan Marshall published a piece in The New Yorker, “The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War,” about her grandparents’ time in Paris during World War I.
A Visit from Novelist Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad, The Keep, and Look at Me, among several other novels and short stories, came to Emerson on Wednesday, October 24, to talk about her latest novel, Manhattan Beach, her writing process, and her fascination with absence.
Creating Space for Writers of Color
What became clear to me early on in my Emerson career were two things. The first, was that though there were some resources for diversity inclusion on campus, there was no established place for graduate students of color in the WLP program to process their experiences. And the second, was that a majority of the faculty and staff at Emerson College were more than willing to support this initiative.
Brother Nat, Opera Co-Written by WLP’s Asim, Coming to Paramount
Brother Nat, a new sung-through musical/opera co-written by Writing, Literature and Publishing Associate Professor Jabari Asim, will have a concert performance Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm, at the Robert J. Orchard Stage.
Emerson Authors Sharing Ideas at Boston Book Festival
Emerson College faculty and alumni will represent the school in this year’s Boston Book Festival on Saturday, October 13, in Copley Square, Roxbury, and East Boston.
Author Amy Hempel: Collaboration, Volunteer Work Make Better Writers
Author Amy Hempel signs a book for a fan at a reading held September 25 in the Bordy Theater. Prior to the reading, Hempel gave a Q&A for students and … Continue Reading Author Amy Hempel: Collaboration, Volunteer Work Make Better Writers