Archives: Teachers/Speakers

Preeti Parikh is the author of the debut poetry collection Blue Selvage, forthcoming from Tupelo Press in November 2026. A Kundiman Fellow and National Poetry Series finalist, she is the

Geri Gale (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist (memoirist, poet, novelist, illustrator, narratress). She is a Red Hen Press Quill Prose Award, finalist and Wandering Aengus Book Award in Nonfiction, finalist.

Kirsten Kaschock is a poet and novelist. AutoPortrait (with flotsam) is her most recent poetry book, published by Tupelo Press. Her background in dance has impacted her work—she consistently addresses

Maeve is a rabbit and angel-obsessed weird eccentric, often described as ethereal and enigmatic. They're currently studying Creative Writing at the University of Washington, and plan to pursue an MFA

Mónica Gomery is a queer, Venezuelan-American poet and rabbi based in Philadelphia. Her books include Mother of Mother of (Tupelo Press, 2027), selected by Ilya Kaminsky for the Helena Whitehill

Serena Chopra is a writer, dancer, filmmaker, and performance artist. She is a recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship and is a MacDowell Fellow, a Kundiman Fellow, a RedLine