Profile

Kaveh Akbar is the author of two books of poetry—Pilgrim Bell (Graywolf 2021) and Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Alice James 2017)—and the editor of The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse. Born in Tehran, Iran, Kaveh teaches at Purdue University and in the low-residency MFA programs at Randolph and Warren Wilson colleges. He serves as Poetry Editor for The Nation. kavehakbar.com »

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Tarfia Faizullah

Visiting Poet, Summer 2016

Mojie Crigler

Visiting Alumnx Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2016

A. Van Jordan

Visiting Poet and Distinguished VCFA Alumnx in Film

Joy Castro

Visiting Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2016

Tommy Orange

Visiting Fiction Writer, Winter 2021

Clifford Thompson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF][hybrid]