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She is the Jeff Baskin Writers Fellow at The Oxford American magazine, where she is at work on a collection of essays about disability, poetry, religion, and the American South that explores the relationship between the body and that intangible other we sometimes call the soul. Tim Seibles read from his work October 25, followed by a book signing.

Past Thornton Writers-in-Residence and Guest Readers

Poet Tim Seibles was born and raised in Philadelphia. Seibles approaches themes of racial tension, class conflict, and intimacy from several directions at once in poems with plainspoken yet fast-turning language. His work has also been featured in the anthologies In Search of Color Everywhere: Rajia Hassib , Spring Thornton Reader, read from her work March 2, followed by a reception and book signing. Rajia Hassib was born in Egypt and moved to the United States when she was twenty-three.

She holds an MA in creative writing from Marshall University and lives in Charleston, West Virginia, with her husband and two children. For more information, please visit her website http: Joy Harjo , Fall Thornton Reader, read from her work November 9, followed by a reception and book signing. In she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. A renowned musician, Harjo performs with hr saxophone nationally and internationally, solo and with her band, the Arrow Dynamics.

Lauren Alleyne , Fall Thornton Reader, read from her work October 13, followed by a reception and book signing. Ploughshares hosted Peter Ho Davies , author and guest editor of the Fall issue. Before students and faculty, Davies gave a craft talk focusing on strategies for structuring short story collections and then read his work, which was introduced by literary agent and Ploughshares board member Janet Silver. Between events, Peter Ho Davies, Ploughshares editors and staff, faculty, and students gathered for a happy hour at local Sweetwater Tavern.

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He is, quite simply, a national treasure. Levine has published more than 20 collections of poetry and is widely known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Simple Truth and collections Ashes: Hilton Als is an essayist and theatre critic for The New Yorker. His latest book is entitled White Girls McSweeney's, Thompson is a writer attuned to the callousness of 21st-century society, its comedic elements, its misguided efforts to right itself, its often tragic results. Alice McDermott is the author of six novels.

McDermott has also been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times. McDermott currently teaches at Johns Hopkins University.


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Her latest novel is entitled Someone. He has won many prestigious awards, including the Neustandt International Prize for Literature, and is a visiting professor at the University of Chicago.

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His most recent collection of poems is The Unseen Hand. Major Jackson was the guest editor of the Spring issue of Ploughshares. He is a poet, professor, and author of three collections of poetry: He has a natural gift for exploring the abnormal, giving his work a distinctive edginess that compels many readers. Shepard was the guest editor for the Fall issue of Ploughshares. His most recent book is Reality Hunger: After the reading, Shields encouraged the audience—students and faculty alike—to challenge his claims.

Claudia Emerson is a contributing editor to Shenandoah and has published four books of poetry, including Late Wife , which received the Pulitzer Prize in Her most recent collection is Figure Studies. She teaches English at the University of Mary Washington. During her time at Emerson, she visited classes, read from both published and in-progress work about the controversy over plagues of uranium that are affecting her hometown, and offered advice to student writers.

About his work, Cornelius Eady has said: Then you'll notice the grace, the tenderness, the unblinking truth-telling just beneath his lines, the open and generous way he takes in our world. Ploughshares co-founding editor and Emerson Writing, Literature and Publishing Professor DeWitt Henry and guest editor of the Fall issue led a celebration of the magazine and its history, with readings and talks by friends and colleagues.


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  4. She currently works as a trauma chaplain and teaches at the University of Houston. On November 14th, Ploughshares editors, staff, honored guests, Emerson WLP students and faculty, and a few hundred fans of literature gathered to celebrate the history of the magazine and its place in literary Boston. Readers shared some of the work Ploughshares is most proud to have published: DeWitt Henry is the author of two memoirs— Sweet Dreams: As founding editor of Ploughshares he won a Massachusetts Commonwealth Award in Richard Hoffman is the author of Half the House: Murray Schwartz is a Shakespeare specialist with interests in literary theory, psychoanalysis, and Holocaust studies.

    He co-edited Representing Shakespeare: New Psychoanalytic Essays , and has also published Memory and Desire: Margot Livesey is the author of a short story collection and seven novels, most recently The Flight of Gemma Hardy. She has taught in numerous writing programs and has received grants from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation. Gail Mazur is the author of six books of poems. Her most recent collection is Figures in a Landscape.

    Pablo Medina is the author of thirteen books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation. Past Readings Readings. Back to the Afrofuture: From Boston to Seoul.

    Magazine Pitch Slam November 14, 6: Her writing has appeared in Jezebel , Bitch , and The Rumpus. Veronica Chao is the editor of the Boston Globe Magazine.

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    Prior to that, she served as editor of the Improper Bostonian. Daniela Kukrechtova, "To Name is to Remember: Judy Pryor-Ramirez, "Elma Lewis: Black Girl Magic" February 22, 6: Do these books sell? Do they get reviewed? What has been the impact of the WeNeedDiverseBooks movement? Their Secrets of Success: Emerson alums share tips on breaking into and advancing in publishing Tuesday, April 4 6: Magazine Editing in the Big Leagues: A Conversation with Adam Moss March 14, 6: Bookstore of the Future: March 17, 6: Claudia Emerson November 3, Claudia Emerson is a contributing editor to Shenandoah and has published four books of poetry, including Late Wife , which received the Pulitzer Prize in Special Guests of the Ploughshares 40th Anniversary Event.