Professor Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Hoa Nguyen ’91 Receive Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists
They’re among four poets internationally to receive the award.
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"I read poetry to learn more about the world, to be moved, to be surprised, to remember."
Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? invites readers into a world where love, war, and trauma collide with the desire to consume life—or be consumed by it.
Mark Fitgerald's new poems and review essay.
Edward Daschle talks about finding a writing community, a welcoming environment to write both realism and fantasy, and inclusive workshops.
Aysha Jawed shares an exciting announcement and news of five recent publications.
Professor Brian Richardson shares his recent publications, presentation, and honors.
"Work like Bertram’s is especially urgent as researchers study how AI risks amplifying the racism and other hate already prevalent online."
"Best Characters in a Screenplay" Award and two new short story publications!
The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.
Sangeeta Ray's recent article was published in Comparative Literature Journal