The Master of Fine Arts in Poetry is a studio/academic program in which students’ own writing and craft (in workshops and craft seminars) is balanced with study of literature and poetics.  The Poetry MFA emphasizes a small, intimate graduate experience that encompasses a wide breadth of poetic traditions. The two-year program fosters close working relationships with our accomplished, award-winning faculty and a supportive environment in which to grow as a poet and as a student of poetry.  In an environment supportive of aesthetic and pedagogical diversity, students who graduate from the program will be able to:

• Demonstrate a broad awareness of the genre over time.
• Demonstrate a broad awareness of the genre in the present cultural landscape.  
• Complete a substantial manuscript-the MFA thesis, a full-length collection of poems.

Program Requirements