Yueqing Gu (she/her) is a sophomore at Salem State University and also an international student from China. She majors in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Media and Communication. Yueqing is passionate about being immersed in diverse...
Yufei Hu (she/her) is a senior majoring in English at Salem State University and also a transfer student from China. As a writing tutor in the Salem State Writing Center, Yufei is passionate about taking part in the collaborative conversations of writing events,...
Jier Qiu (she/her) is a senior from China studying English and Education at Salem State University. She aspires to become an international educator and a part-time writer. As an active member of the university's Poetry Translation Group, Jier is passionate about...
Ben Townsend (he/him) is a senior at Salem State University, studying English & Education. Having been passionate about writing and creativity for years, Ben is currently a student leader for the Salem State Writer’s Group, as well as a senior writing tutor,...
Ash Muzzillo (she/her) is a junior transfer student at Salem State University. She is majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Religious Studies. In congruence with her personal interests, Ash’s literary specialties include gothic...
Xiaoting Qin (she/her) is a sophomore at Salem State University majoring in English and minoring in International Relations. Passionate about cross-cultural communication, she loves poetry and literature, exploring the beauty of different cultures and languages. She...
Fansiqi Hou (she/her) is a senior at Salem State University majoring in English. Passionate about bridging cultures through language, she has been actively involved in a poetry translation group, delving into the beauty and nuances of multilingual expression. Her...
Grace Phillips (she/her) is a second-year student at Northeastern University, studying English and Journalism. Grace has had poems published in Spectrum, Northeastern’s literary arts magazine. She has loved reading and writing poetry her entire life and is ecstatic to...
Ketshaly Philome(She/Her) is an involved student leader on campus as a junior at Clark University majoring in political science and creative writing. She is a Haitian American recreational writer and poet who enjoys attending Spoken word events in Boston and...
Jazmyn Mason (she/they) is a sophomore at Emerson College studying Marketing Communications. Born and raised in northern Louisiana, her passion for the arts, especially poetry, is rooted in a desire for an expanse of accessibility to the arts and education throughout...
L. Renée is a poet, nonfiction writer, and collector of her family’s stories. She won the National Association of Black Storytellers’ 2023 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship, representing the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the 2024 Gerald E. and Corinne L....
Katie Mihalek is a poet, educator, and editor living in Somerville, MA. She holds an M.S. in Medical Sciences from Boston University and, most recently, an MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College. Her interdisciplinary studies and past careers are foundational to...
Erin White is a writer and fundraiser who consults for a range of organizations working to promote social justice through the humanities — locally, nationally, and internationally. Prior to her work in fundraising, Erin helped deliver, scale, and direct nonprofit arts...
Poetry Coalition Fellow (2022-23) Anthony Febo is a Puerto Rican poet, teaching artist, and new dad living in Arlington, MA. Febo has been performing and teaching poetry and theatre for over a decade in the greater Boston area. In the...
M.P. Carver is a poet, artist and educator from Salem, MA. Currently, she teaches creative and digital writing at Salem State University, and also works privately as an editor and teacher. She received her M.A. in English from Salem State University, and her B.A....
Crystal Valentine is a Black, queer woman from the Bronx now residing in Boston, Massachusetts. A former New York City Youth Poet Laureate and two-time winner of the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational, Crystal has been offered fellowships from Callaloo, Tin House...
Daniel Johnson–a poet, educator, and veteran nonprofit leader–most recently served as the founding executive director of 826 Boston’s youth writing center in Roxbury for nearly a decade. At 826 Boston, Daniel helped deliver writing programming to more than 20,000...