MFA Writers Podcast

NEW. Josephine Gawtry on the day-to-day demands of an MFA program, Colorado State’s supportive community, a doubt-free workshop environment, and lessons learned from assisting with the program’s reading series and The Colorado Review. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-jos…

In the meantime, catch this conversation between Josephine and Jared on the latest episode of MFA Writers, available wherever you get podcasts. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-jos…

This episode was requested by Rajiv Thind. Thank you for listening! If there's a program you'd like us to cover, feel free to reach out and we'll do our best to find a guest who can speak to their experiences.

NEW. Josephine Gawtry on the day-to-day demands of an MFA program, Colorado State’s supportive community, a doubt-free workshop environment, and lessons learned from assisting with the program’s reading series and The Colorado Review. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-jos…

In the meantime, you can catch this conversation between Cailyn and Jared on the latest episode of MFA Writers, available wherever you get podcasts. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-cay…

She now teaches English and creative writing at Stephens College. Find her at caylincaprathomas.com.

NEW. Caylin Capra-Thomas on using humor in writing, getting a PhD in creative writing for an advantage in the academic job market (it worked: she’s a professor!), conquering the comprehensive exam, and key differences between the PhD and the MFA. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-cay…

Catch this conversation between Henneh and Jared on the latest episode of MFA Writers, available wherever you get podcasts. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-hen…

His poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in the Academy of American Poets’ A-Poem-A-Day, Poetry Magazine, Prairie Schooner, World Literature Today, and many other places. poetryfoundation.org/poets/henneh-k…

NEW. Henneh Kyereh Kwaku (@kwaku_kyereh) on using a poetic lens to examine public health issues, writing about his home country of Ghana while living in the US, drawing from cross-genre courses, and finding lasting support from MFA faculty even post-grad. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-hen…

In the meantime, you can catch this conversation between Spencer and Jared on the latest episode of MFA Writers, available wherever you get podcasts. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-spe…

A recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize, their work has been published in a handful of literary magazines and journals, and their original chamber opera, Let's Blow Up a Gas Station!, premiered with Seattle Opera in 2024. Find them at spencerrobertyoung.my.canva.site.

Spencer Robert Young on their path from punk music concertgoer to writing a chamber opera, pattern and rupture in poetry, the pros and cons of staying in academia versus taking time off, the beauty and collaboration of editing, and life in Moscow, Idaho. jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters-spe…