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足彩app哪个是正规的 University of Washington Bothell\u2019s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics<\/a> celebrated its 10th anniversary this month as a groundbreaking program that puts a focus on interdisciplinary work, poetics and community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To commemorate the milestone, faculty and staff hosted two events that brought in top-tier writers and highlighted work by alumni and current students: the annual Fall Convergence and the first-ever Alumni Reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的se events highlighted the program\u2019s emphasis on poetics, which calls on students to inquire into the social, cultural and technological aspects of writing, said Dr. Amaranth Borsuk, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our MFA program is purposefully interdisciplinary and invites students to work across genres and art forms while exploring what matters to them as writers and makers, Borsuk said.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating the Convergence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of every academic year, the MFA program hosts a Fall Convergence<\/a> to bring students, faculty and staff together to foster conversations that set the tone for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amaranth Borsuk, School of IAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 idea to host these annual events came from Dr. Jeanne Heuving, professor in the School of IAS. 足彩app哪个是正规的 first event in 2013 was wildly popular, Borsuk noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople traveled from across the country to be a part of the landmark launch event,\u201d Borsuk said. \u201cSince then, they\u2019ve varied in size and complexity, with the last three Convergences \u2014 including this year\u2019s \u2014 held online due to the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 10th anniversary, organizers invited three speakers who have been part of past Convergence events to return and speak about their recent work and concerns. Each was asked to invite a co-panelist, providing an opportunity for communion with another thinker and maker with whom they feel a kinship and demonstrating a sense of the networks and interconnections that shape contemporary poetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 celebration also included a panel featuring the collaborative publishing project with Essay Press, whose executive editor is alumnus Travis Sharp, and a virtual reading by faculty and alumni at the Paterson Poetry Festival, which was founded by alumnus Talena Lachelle Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking different approaches <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MFA student Connor James, who volunteered during the event, said his favorite part was watching the conversations between the presenting writers. He specifically enjoyed the panel featuring Andrea Abi-Karam, a trans, Arab-American punk poet-performer as well as Philip Metres, a professor of English and director of the Peace, Justice and Human Rights program at John Carroll University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 pair presented two quite different pieces of work: Abi-Karam\u2019s was a punk-experience piece that played with punctuation and capitalization, while Metres\u2019 piece used poetry to express his coming to terms with political strife. Despite the contrasting natures of their work, Abi-Karam and Metres\u2019 conversation unveiled some unexpected similarities between their approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said James, it was a great way to \u201cexperience what we kind of defined as serious play \u2014 trying to push the boundaries, having fun with experimentation. It\u2019s okay if you fail, but what\u2019s important is trying different approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to learn more <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to hosting a Convergence event celebrating 10 years, the School of IAS invited MFA alumni to come back to UW Bothell in early fall for the program\u2019s first-ever Alumni Reunion<\/a>, which gave organizers a powerful glimpse into the far-reaching influence of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew with a 10-year anniversary, it was a moment to take stock, reflect on where we\u2019ve been and then also look forward to see where the MFA might go in the next decade,\u201d Borsuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley Skartvedt \u201920 and Woogee Bae \u201919 helped coordinate the reunion, which featured workshops, readings and a keynote speech by Rebecca Brown, senior artist-in-residence and one of the program\u2019s founding faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 alumni pair,who previously worked with faculty organizers on the prestigious &Now Festival of innovative writing<\/a> in 2019, said they each were deeply impacted by their experience as MFA students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing diverse voices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skartvedt left her job as a recreational therapist at a psychiatric hospital to pursue her MFA in 2018. She had been volunteering with the Pongo Poetry Project when she discovered her love and talent for writing. She is now the co-executive director of programs for the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ching-In Chen, School of IAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At Pongo, Skartvedt helps youth in juvenile detention centers and psychiatric hospitals express themselves by writing poetry. She said the MFA program exposed her to a more diverse range of writers that she brings into her work today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of the authors we studied were racially diverse \u2014 authors that I hadn\u2019t read before or hadn\u2019t been exposed to \u2014 and that\u2019s a big part of what I do now,\u201d Skartvedt said. \u201cWe work with a lot of youth of color. I\u2019m intentional with the poets I choose to bring in for them to listen to and be inspired by.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ching-In Chen, assistant professor in the School of IAS, said the program highlights underrepresented identities to tie into the program\u2019s emphasis on poetics. Faculty ask students to think about what social and political issues matter to them, how their identity impacts their work and the big-picture questions they want their work to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think some students find it intimidating. So \u2026 my aim is to have students think about how they\u2019re already doing poetics,\u201d Chen said. \u201cI think of it as, \u2018What are the conversations you\u2019re having and with whom are you having these conversations?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building community with storytelling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skartvedt said the MFA program also helped her with community organizing and facilitating the creativity of her students at Pongo \u2014 just the sort of skills Borsuk said they offer MFA students at UW Bothell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing in this program, it is so much about community building. You\u2019re in a cohort, which means you spend a lot of time with the same group of people,\u201d Borsuk said. \u201cWe also emphasize connections to communities outside of our own too, including lots of great literary and art communities in Seattle, and nationally as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the MFA students are in the same workshop and seminar, reading the same books, Borsuk said. This setup inspires them to work together and think of literary and artistic practice not as isolated, one-person activities \u2014 but as something you do \u201cin community with others,\u201d Borsuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like the graduates of our program really take that to heart and that they find ways to forge a community of their own,\u201d Borsuk said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen graduates start literary journals and reading series. We see them getting involved with nonprofits in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to the next 10 Years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Community and connection were the biggest takeaways for reunion organizer Bae when she graduated from the MFA in spring 2019, and she said she brings those values into her position as events and annual giving manager at Seattle Arts & Lectures. 足彩app哪个是正规的re, she manages fundraising events and giving campaigns while also working behind the scenes to cultivate more community spaces for the Seattle literary arts scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 program solidified how important community is in one\u2019s writing practice,\u201d said Bae. \u201cEven if the writing itself happens alone, having a cohort to share work, receive feedback and be in continued dialogue with is really important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI very much enjoyed the workshops and seminars, but what\u2019s left a lasting impression for me is the opportunities to take writing off the page, outside of a classroom and into different spaces of connection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking toward the next decade, Borsuk and Chen hope to expand upon the diversity, community and interdisciplinarity that MFA students love so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another direction that we might be heading is being even more foregrounded in our interdisciplinarity. We have colleagues teaching with us now \u2014 Anida Yoeu Ali and Naomi Macalalad Bragin \u2014 who have real expertise in performance and art,\u201d Borsuk said. \u201cI think those aspects of our program are going to show up even stronger under their guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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