Rachel Mennies \;is the author of the poetry collections "The Naomi Letters" (BOA Editions\, 2021)\; "The Glad H and of God Points Backwards"\, the 2014 winner of the Walt McDonald First- Book Prize in Poetry at Texas Tech University Press and finalist for a Nat ional Jewish Book Award\; and "No Silence in the Fields"\, a chapbook from Blue Hour Press. \;
\nMennies is the series editor of the Walt McDonald First-Book Prize in Poetry and serves as the reviews editor for&n bsp\;AGNI. Alongside the poet Ruth Awad\, she edited the anthology "The Fa miliar Wild: On Dogs and Poetry" for Sundress Publications (2020).
\nHer poetry has recently appeared at "The Believer"\, "Kenyon Review"\, "A merican Poetry Review"\, and elsewhere. Rachel's essays\, criticism\, and other articles have appeared in "The Millions"\, "The Poetry Foundation"\, "LitHub"\, and numerous other outlets.
\nThis event is made possibl e by University of Arkansas MFA Program in Creative Writing and Translatio n\, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences\, the English de partment\, the Walton Family Foundation\, Fayetteville Public Library and the James E. and Ellen Wadley Roper Professorship in Creative Writing. &nb sp\;
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