December Workshop & Reading
In the month of December, Soul Bone℠ offers two public events, both marked on our calendar Welcome! All events are free, online, open to the public.
Read MoreStarWound Present "INTERIORS Project"
StarWound present ‘Interiors Project’
The Anglophone Music Group “StarWound” flies from Greece and performs in six cities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa, presenting new songs in collaboration with prominent poetry professors, students of the universities and poets of the local communities. They are also stopping at M.I.U. to work with our MFA students and undergraduate English and Cinematic Arts and New Media Students for a lyric workshop, plus they are offering a concert at Café Paradiso in Fairfield, Iowa, on Friday October 25 starting at 7:30 PM CT.
Read MoreCongratulations to All of Our MFA Graduates - Including Our New Graduates!
Congratulations to our new graduating crop of students of Fall ‘23, Spring ‘24, and Fall ‘24. We are so proud of you for your accomplishment and will miss you in our MFA. Please stay connected and join us for our festivals. We can’t wait to hold your books in our hands.
Read MoreLove Poems for the Earth - a Valentine
For anyone not able to get into this almost sold out event, please contact us at soulboneliterary@gmail.com or English@miu.edu and we’ll provide the direct link for you! Thank you for your interest in our events.
Read MoreGathering Stones: Writing Poetry by the River
Emily Lygren, freshly graduated from MIU’s MFA in Creative Writing, is offering a workshop named Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry by the River through S. F. State University, the Sierra Nevada Field Campus.
Read MoreOur next festival and residency are about to start! Click here to register.
Read MoreWorkshops with Kai Black
A series of poetry workshops with Kai Black. Information on the poster.
Read MoreHappy Solstice from our MFA and Soul Bone!
Happy Solstice from our MFA and Soul Bone!
Read MoreHappy Holiday Season from our MFA and Soul Bone!
Happy Holiday Season from our MFA and from Soul Bone to you!
Read MoreCongratulations to our Graduates!
Congratulations to our Fall ‘22 graduates!
Read MoreEnglish department Faculty & Staff Reading
English department reading with faculty and staff, Thursday December 7 and 7 PM CT in the Fairfield Food Collective, 400 N. 2nd Street, here in Fairfield, Iowa.
Read MoreEmilie Lygren Publishes Poem
Emilie Lygren publishes in Wild Roof Journal.
Read More"The Soul Ajar: Writing, Creativity & Healing" with Nynke Passi
Come and join us for “The Soul Ajar: Writing, Creativity & Healing with Poet and Professor Nynke Passi, Thursday, July 6, at 7 PM CST (online webinar) offered through the U of TX Rio Grande Valley.
Read MoreMIU MFA in Creative Writing READING at Café Paradiso in Fairfield, Iowa
You are all welcome to join us for our MFA Graduation Reading at Café Paradiso in Fairfield, Iowa. Eventlink: https://fb.me/e/1fNNPkOnY
Read MoreEmilie Lygren in Verse-Virtual
Congratulations, Emlie, for publishing in Verse-Virtual!
Read MoreElaina Whitesell part of Yonic Poetics
Congratulations, Elaina, for being included in Yonic Poetics.
Read MoreLet's Make a Ruckus! A Reading of Hybrid Poetry and Genre Fiction
English dept. news: Mel McCuin’s Class is presenting on Thursday, April 27, at the Wege Center for the Arts from 7 - 9 PM CT.
Read MoreEmilie Lygren Publishes Poem
Emilie Lygren publishes her poem “Gathering Stones” in The Green Shoe Sanctuary.
Kai Black Publishes in Angel Rust Magazine
Congratulations to our MFA student Kai Black for publishing in Angel Rust Magazine!
Read MoreNynke Passi will read with Mermer Blakeslee and Dorianne Laux at Blue Light At the Gallery
You are warmly and joyfully invited to:
Blue Light at the Gallery
Friday, January 6, 2023 – 6 pm Pacific Time / 8 pm Central Time / 9 pm Eastern Time
On this evening Blue Light at the Gallery is hosting a poetry reading with:
Mermer Blakeslee
Dorianne Laux
Nynke Salverda Passi