Javier Zamora (’15): Poetry Foundation Fellowship

Javier Zamora (’15): Poetry Foundation Fellowship

Congratulations to poet Javier Zamora (’15), winner of the 2016 Poetry Foundation and Poetry Magazine’s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship. The $25,800 prize is awarded to young poets between 21 and 31 years of age who demonstrate...
Michael Morse (’16): Waiting to See What Flashes

Michael Morse (’16): Waiting to See What Flashes

Poet Michael Morse came to Saltonstall with two distinct projects in mind. Instead, he has been working on a new project that he hadn’t planned on: “a  life-event that didn’t happen,” as he describes it. Over a decade ago, Michael and his...
Ocean Vuong (’13) Honored with Whiting Award

Ocean Vuong (’13) Honored with Whiting Award

Ocean Vuong’s (’13) was recently selected for the 2016 Whiting Award Winner in Poetry. Candidates were selected for their sharp-witted, passionate, and critical work. This prestigious award is granted annually to ten emerging writers in fiction,...
Jay Deshpande (’13) in Poets & Writers

Jay Deshpande (’13) in Poets & Writers

Poet Jay Deshpande (’13) was recently featured in Poets & Writers’ annual list of debut poets. “Fractures in Time: Our Eleventh Annual Look at Debut Poets” can be read here. Jay was honored for his first collection of poetry, Love the...
Ocean Vuong (’13) published in The New Yorker

Ocean Vuong (’13) published in The New Yorker

We’re so proud of 2013 poetry Fellow Ocean Vuong whose poem, “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong” was published in the May 4 issue of The New Yorker.   You can listen to an audio track of Ocean reading the poem on this page of the online...