Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director Two poets juxtaposed satirical humor with an earnest look into life in oppression at the spring semester’s first Writers…
Kaysea Suzana | Staff Writer Gracing the podium of the Biscayne Bay bookstore were married poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby. Hamby and Kirby, who…
Natalie Gutierrez | Contributing Writer Connecting with a queer Asian-American audience fills poet Chen Chen with pride. “I share my identities, histories, and experiences because I…
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer Ling Ma spoke about her choice to write about zombies and office work instead of immigrant narratives at the Biscayne Bay Campus’s…
“It makes the whole thing seem so much more real, not something that’s happening in a vacuum but something that’s immediate and has often a social justice component, representing different subject positions in the world and literature,” she said. “It just makes it more meaningful for everyone, readers and writers.”
“Students get to rub shoulders with really important authors that they may or may not have worked with before and a lot of them make relationships with the authors that may extend forward. It does a little more than just bring in authors.”
“We who teach and study creative writing have the opportunity to share our passion for the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative writing with a larger audience by bringing a diverse group of writers to campus.”
Madeline Noda/Contributing Writer Writers on the Bay Reading Series is sponsoring the alumni readings for recent master of the fine arts graduates of FIU and…
Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea will read from his latest book “Queen of America” at the Barnes and Noble Writers On the Bay reading series on Feb. 16.
Joey Cruz goes over some of the top picks at quarterback and running back as you prepare for another season of fantasy football.