Julia (she/they) is a freshman at Wellesley College majoring in English and Creative Writing. Having grown up in Almaty, she's interested in nature poetry and how it can add perspective to our increasingly commercialized landscapes. She's also a poetry editor for the...
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...
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...
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...
Jillian Frank (she/they) is a fourth year at Northeastern University studying Music Industry and Graphic and Information Design. As Mass Poetry’s Event and Communications Coordinator, Jillian is excited to connect with the community through engaging events and...
Damini Singh (she/her) is currently a senior at Suffolk University with a major in graphic design and minor in marketing. She is of South Asian descent and was raised in New Hampshire. Passionate for art at a young age, Damini knew she wanted to pursue something...
Sadia AboHussien is a senior at Emerson College, double-majoring in Communications and Creative Writing with a fiction focus. She is a queer, Muslim Egyptian creative born in the mountains of Upstate New York, where she grew up waitressing for her family's restaurant....
Lo Galluccio is a poet, memoirist and vocal artist whose most recent chapbook was released on Cervena Barva Press, titled, Not for Amnesia. Lo graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Social Studies and earned an MFA from Stonecoast in Creative Writing in 2019....
Northeastern Co-op, Events and Communication Coordinator Julia Roeschenthaler (she/her) is a second year at Northeastern University studying Spanish, International Affairs, and Law and Public Policy. Language in all its forms, especially those of a literary nature,...
Jacq Roderick (they/she) is a recent Wellesley College graduate, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing. Their poetic work is grounded in the honest (and oftentimes gritty) experiences of their working-class upbringing on the South Shore,...
Ruby Lynch is a junior at Boston University, where she is majoring in English with double minors in Education and Communications. Her academic pursuits reflect her deep passion for the written word and its power to connect, inspire, and transform. Ruby's dedication to...
Babson Board Fellow Mary Nikolai (she/her) is a recent graduate of Babson’s part-time MBA program and a senior marketing manager at Cardinal Health, a pharmaceutical and medical supply distribution company. She is part of Babson’s Board Fellows program and is excited...
Briana Cohen (she/her) is a recent graduate from Northeastern University, where she studied applied psychology and creative writing. Briana writes poetry as a means of better understanding the world inside and outside of her mind and body. She would like to connect...
Konah Brownell is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Journalism, with a minor in Information Technology. Originally from Monrovia, Liberia, Konah's family was forced to flee...
Events & Communications Coordinator, Northeastern Co-op Meghan Odell (she/her) is a third year English and Philosophy major at Northeastern University. Originally from New Jersey, Meghan has always had an interest in reading and writing, starting way back with her...
Design Intern Zoe So is a multidisciplinary graphic designer from Boston who designs brand identity systems and UI/UX projects. Zoe graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2022 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design. Later, she...