News from the School of IAS
Category: Creative Writing and Poetics
Amaranth Borsuk Publishes Two New Books of Poems
This spring sees the publication of two new books of poems by IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk. Pomegranate Eater was just released by Kore, a feminist press based in Tucson whose mission is "to publish and promote excellent works of stunning literary value and innovation by a diversity of women, including those traditionally underrepresented in the cultural mainstream and to educate young people about the power of voice and effecting change through literary activism."
May 17, 2016
Amaranth Borsuk and Shauna Carlisle Win Worthington Distinguished Scholar Awards
IAS faculty members Amaranth Borsuk and Shauna Carlisle received Worthington Distinguished Scholar awards for 2016-17. Borsuk will use the funding to support her completion of her book manuscript, The Book (under contract with MIT Press). Carlisle will devote her time to a study of African and Afro-Caribbean chronic health.
May 2, 2016
Carrie Bodle and Amaranth Borsuk Receive Juried Award for their Collaborative Installation Wave Signs
IAS faculty members Carrie Bodle and Amaranth Borsuk have received the $10,000 grand prize in the juried exhibition Giant Steps: Artist Residency on the Moon for their collaborative installation Wave Signs. Giant Steps challenged artists to imagine what they could create if they had 48 hours on the lunar surface with one accompanying astronaut to assist them.
March 9, 2016
Amaranth Borsuk and Carrie Bodle Exhibit Collaborative Installation Wave Signs
For the exhibition Giant Steps: Artist Residency on the Moon, IAS faculty members Amaranth Borsuk and Carrie Bodle have created a proposal for a hypothetical artwork to be installed on the moon and a gallery installation that brings the concept of their work to life.
March 4, 2016
New Novel by Alum Margaret Chiavetta Receiving Rave Reviews
MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics alum Margaret Chiavetta (’14) continues to receive glowing reviews on her new kids fantasy novel, The Alchemist's Theorem: Sir Duffy’s Promise...
March 1, 2016
Interactive Artworks by IAS Faculty Amaranth Borsuk and micha c谩rdenas Included in Electronic Literature Collection Volume 3
The Electronic Literature Collection Vol. 3 (ELC3) continues the legacy begun by the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) in 2006 of curating and archiving electronic literature, which the editors define as "the artistic engagement of digital media and language." The ELC3 comprises ...
February 19, 2016
Amaranth Borsuk Launches Abra, a Book and App that Change in the Reader’s Hands
This past week saw the publication of IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk's collaborative project Abra: A Living Text, created with Kate Durbin and Ian Hatcher. Abra presses at the boundaries of the book, coupling a limited-edition, fine press artists' book with a free art app for iPad and iPhone that ...
November 30, 2015
MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics Alumni are Publishing Widely
MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics alumni are publishing widely! Issue 5 of Small Po[r]tions, a twice yearly journal of short[er] work and multi/intermedia art, has hit the web. Co-editors include ...
November 10, 2015
Amaranth Borsuk Speaks in Mexico City and Screens Videopoetry Internationally
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk speaks at international symposium M谩quinas de Inminencia: Est茅ticas de la Literatura Electr贸nica in Mexico City. Borsuk also screened her videopoetry at several sites in October, including ...
October 27, 2015
MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics Hosts Fourth Annual Fall Convergence
MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics hosted the fourth annual Fall Convergence October 1-2. This year’s program featured an opening keynote reading + conversation with award-winning poet, novelist, and critic Nathaniel Mackey. The multi-day program of...
October 12, 2015