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BFA Grad Publishes Debut Book of Poems

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Creative and Professional Writing graduate Makayla Gay ’19 recently published Hackles with Girl Noise Press. Hackles is a collection of poems rooted in Appalachia. Gay has been published in journals including Tupelo Quarterly, Prairie Schooner and Adroit Journal.

Gay’s poem “Conversations with Dolly Parton at 3 a.m.” was included in the 2023 anthology, Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology which was a Silver winner of the Nautilus Book Awards.

Converse University’s Creative & Professional Writing Program prepares students for both business and literary writing careers. Our students and faculty provide a supportive and committed community of writers at Converse.

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