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For writer Molly Antopol, silences create room for fiction
For writer Molly Antopol, silences create room for fiction
The Creative Writing Program’s newest fiction writer tells wide-ranging stories about individual lives shaped by the forces of history.
Stanford Creative Writing Program revitalizes its vision amid growing demand
Stanford Creative Writing Program revitalizes its vision amid growing demand
By returning to its foundational principles and adapting to contemporary needs, Stanford’s Creative Writing Program reaffirms its dedication to nurturing the next generation of writers.
For poet Aracelis Girmay, poetry is a way of thinking through complexity
For poet Aracelis Girmay, poetry is a way of thinking through complexity
For Aracelis Girmay, a poet who joined the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences as a professor in the English Department and member of the Creative Writing Program in September 2023, poetry offers one way to work through these questions. Girmay maintains that poetry doesn’t just describe human experience but rather crystallizes it.
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When we write a poem, we are also outlining for our readers one way of receiving information. What we choose to show—or leave out—in our work…
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The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the next event with the Stein Visiting Writer: A Colloquium with Rachel Kushner…
Have you ever read a poem that seemed to transform right in front of you? That you can’t wrap your head around? That seemed to (nearly) take…
