Chelsea Dodds’s ‘10 (CLAS) debut poetry chapbook, Nothing Good Will Get Away, is set to be published May of 2026 from Finishing Line Press. Congratulations, Chelsea!
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Mike Pontacoloni ‘09 (CLAS), ’11 (MA) releases poetry chapbook and wins award
Mike Pontacoloni ‘09 (CLAS), ’11 (MA) who has had many successes in the past few years has added another to his collection. Mike’s poetry chapbook, “Anadromous Fish of the Farmington River”, won the 2025 Quarterly West Chapbook Prize and will be published later this year. Congratulations, Mike!
m.mick powell, ‘15 (BA) releases “Dead Girl Cameo”
m. mick powell, ‘15 (BA) has released a new book of poems, Dead Girl Cameo, which was published by Penguin Random House in August of 2025. Congratulations, Mick!
Miller Oberman ‘17 (PhD) featured as Poet of the Day
Miller Oberman ‘17 (PhD) was highlighted as the Poet of The Day at the national Poetry Daily site on July 19th. The featured poem, “Theory”, featured is from Miller’s second book, “Impossible Things”, now available for purchase on Duke UP. Congratulations, Miller!
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) to be Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) has been chosen to be the fourth Boston Poet Laureate and will assume the role for four years. Their goal is to continue to build on the work of previous poets laureate and to encourage people to be more engaged in poetry. Congratulations, Emmanuel!