“Silence,” the new book from College of the Atlantic professor emeritus and founding faculty member Bill Carpenter, examines the bitter legacy of 9/11 through the experiences of a young Iraq war veteran returning home to Maine. “Carpenter has a reputation for shining an unvarnished light of truth into some darker subjects, and ‘Silence’ is his most ambitious endeavor yet.”
College of the Atlantic founding faculty member, literature and creative writing professor, novelist, and poet William Carpenter steps away from teaching after nearly five decades with the college.
Maya Critchfield grew up in Southern Maine and graduated from College of the Atlantic in 2016 after studying fiber arts, creative writing and graphic design.
Author Jennifer Tseng is the winner of the College of the Atlantic/Bateau Press 2016 Boom Chapbook Competition for her poetry collection, “Not so dear Jenny.”
COA creative writing professor and founding faculty member Bill Carpenter explores the nature of boundaries and difference in this poem read by Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum.
The poetry of rivers and the human ecology of watersheds will be the focus of study for Galen Hecht ’16 as he embarks on an international journey as a 2016 Thomas J. Watson Fellow.
COA adjunct professor of writing Christian Barter is named Acadia National Park’s first poet laureate and will help represent the park during the 2016 Centennial.