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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Dominic Bucca

Visiting Alumnx CNF Writer, Summer 2022

Yuri Herrera

Visiting VCFA Reads Author, Winter 2018

Vievee Francis

Visiting Poet, Summer 2020

Martha Collins

Visiting Literary Translation Writer, MFA in Writing

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Visiting Poet, Winter 2021

Clifford Thompson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF][hybrid]