Creative Writing Program at Penn State

              Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). She is the author of five collections of poetry, Monument (2018), which was longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award; Thrall (2012); Native Guard (2006), for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; … Continue reading CANCELED: Natasha Trethewey to Read as 2022 Dickinson Lecturer →

XU XI 許素細 (b. 1954) is a former Indonesian national of Chinese descent from Hong Kong who became a U.S. national at the age of 33. An author of fifteen books — five novels, nine collections of fiction and essays and one memoir — she is considered one of Hong Kong’s leading writers in English. … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Xu Xi 許素細 →

Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of nearly thirty novels, novellas, collections, and comic books. The most recent are The Only Good Indians and My Heart is a Chainsaw. Up next are Earthdivers and Don’t Fear the Reaper. His many awards include an NEA grant, the LA Times Ray Bradbury Prize, … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Stephen Graham Jones →

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé was born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria. His work has appeared in AGNI, Georgia Review, The Hopkins Review, Gulf Coast, The Evergreen Review, Washington Square Review, Harvard Review, and elsewhere. His fiction has been supported with fellowships, residencies, and scholarships from the Norman Mailer Center, International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, Columbus State … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Samuel Kọ́láwọlé →

SPRING 2023 POETRY SALON: Professor Shara McCallum and students in her graduate poetry workshop (ENGL 513) will host a series of poetry readings during the spring 2023 semester. Poets will offer brief … Continue reading Poetry Salon: Julia Spicher Kasforf →

Krista Eastman is the author of The Painted Forest, which was named one of the best literary nonfiction debuts of 2019 by Poets & Writers. The Painted Forest also won … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Krista Eastman →

SPRING 2023 POETRY SALON: Professor Shara McCallum and students in her graduate poetry workshop (ENGL 513) will host a series of poetry readings during the spring 2023 semester. Poets will … Continue reading Poetry Salon: Todd Davis & Rooja Mohassessy →

Adrian Matejka is the author of five books of poetry, as well as a collaborative mixed media project and a forthcoming graphic novel. His third collection of poems, The Big … Continue reading Fisher Family Writer-in-Residence Adrian Matejka to Read →

SPRING 2023 POETRY SALON: Professor Shara McCallum and students in her graduate poetry workshop (ENGL 513) will host a series of poetry readings during the spring 2023 semester. Poets will … Continue reading Poetry Salon: Mihaela Moscaliuc & Michael Waters →

SPRING 2023 POETRY SALON: Professor Shara McCallum and students in her graduate poetry workshop (ENGL 513) will host a series of poetry readings during the spring 2023 semester. Poets will … Continue reading Poetry Salon: David Keplinger & Jenny Molberg →