Boston in PoemMemoirStory

The first of several forthcoming poems by second-year student Melissa Boston is available now! "Edna, Sleeping at Grand Isle" appears in issue 13 of P*M*S poemmemoirstory.

Heil Translation in Istanbul Review

Third-year student Kathleen Heil has a translation featured in issue 4 of The Istanbul Review. Pick up your copy to read "The Trip" by Argentinian author Patricio Pron.

Donovan in New Orleans Review

The New Orleans Review features alum Aran Donovan (2013) interviewing poet Carrie Fountain. Fountain's collection Burn Lake was a 2009 winner of the National Poetry Series, and she has a new collection forthcoming in October. Check out Aran's interview here.

Wilhite in Pleiades, Fourteen Hills

Recent graduate Rodney Wilhite (2013) has two new poems in journals. Find them on bookshelves now! The Winter 2014 issue of Pleiades features "Diaper." And check out volume 20.1 of Fourteen Hills for "The Monkeys in the Fable."

Follow Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter

Just three months until renowned author Joyce Carol Oates reads here in Fayetteville! Want to whet your appetite? Why not start following the author on Twitter? Full details on Oates' reading can be found here.

Askew Essay in TriQuarterly

For a powerful tale of terrible weather, click into issue 145 TriQuarterly to read "The Tornado that Hit Boggy" by visiting associate professor Rilla Askew. The essay describes the storms that have shaped Rilla and her family and the scars those twisters cut into landscapes and lives.

Harris Translation Named to Best New Fiction List

Two lists herald alum Elizabeth Harris' translation of This is the Garden by Giulio Mozzi: Typographical Era names it among its Best New Fiction for January, and Conversational Reading includes it on the Interesting Books of 2014 list. This is the Garden will be published by Open Letter Books on January 21.

Williamson in TMR Poem of the Week

The Missouri Review features alum Corrie Williamson (2013) in its Poem of the Week series for January 13. Read Corrie's "Love Poem for Naming," a work born from snores but ending in light.

Longhorn Poems in Arsenic Lobster

The winter 2013 issue of the Arsenic Lobster Poetry Journal features two poems by alum Sandy Longhorn (2003). Read "Penance Assigned to the Adulterers" and "The Angry Sisters Experience a Conversion." 

Honum Collection a Top 2014 Book

The Memorious blog names The Tulip-Flame by alum Chloe Honum (2010) as one of the top new poetry titles to look for in 2014. Chloe's collection won the 2013 Cleveland State University First Book Prize for Poetry and will be published this spring. View the full list here. 

"True Detective" Debuts on HBO

True Detective, an original series written by alum Nic Pizzolatto (2005) debuts on HBO this Sunday. The show stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Read more about the show here, or check out the HBO site for teasers and trailers.

Takacs Chapbook Available for Pre-Order

The new chapbook by second-year poet Eszter Takacs, "Together We Will Talk Right Down to Earth," is now available for pre-order from The New Megaphone. It comes as a bundle, with chapbooks by Russ Woods, Mathias Svalina, Julie Cohen, and Leora Fridman, plus two issues of The New Megaphone magazine. Early this year, smaller bundles will be available for individual purchase. Check it all out here.

Pelegrin in Connotation Press

Connotation Press features three poems by alum Alison Pelegrin (2000) in its January 2014 issue. You can read "Full Sturgeon Moon," "Footnote to My Chronicle of Amazement," and "Winter to Winter" here.

Dougherty Publishes 3-Part Series in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette features a new poem by first-year student Kevin Dougherty: "Saturday Poem: The author wishes to acknowledge." 

After receiving rave responses for Kevin's first featured poem, "Saturday Poem: Instead of Pittsburgh," the paper chose to run Kevin's poetry in a three-part series. The third poem is forthcoming.