thelovelyunkown

I really thought it was going to be today but I guess not. Maybe that means thereʻs still hope to be had.

Thereʻs a Brown poetry waitlist on the sheet so Iʻm going to assume acceptances + waitlist notifs have gone out.

May this be the day. 🕯️ Iʻm so tired yaʻll

My apologizes for answering this late. As I compile my list for next year one of the biggest sticking points for me is course requirements. Some programs like UVA require students to take electives in literature and English. Other programs require students to pass a comprehensive exam or meet a second language requirement. I personally am more interested in programs where I am able to focus on poetry (no cross-genre requirement) and choose which electives I take. A program can have prestige, incredible faculty, full funding and still be incompatible due to structure.

For me, one of the most frustrating aspects of this process is writing a piece that would've slayed the sample after already submitting.

May tomorrow be the day Brown puts us out of our misery. 🕯️

I'm currently working on a series of poems that combine sculpture and writing. I am debating if I should include one in my writing sample for next round. Does anyone have insight into how MFA programs perceive poetry presented through visual art (other than Brown)?

Placing another candle for news from Brown. 🕯️ Not sure if I should consider it a soft rejection or not because it seems like nobody has heard anything for poetry yet. Wishing everyone luck!

That's so exciting!

CONGRATS!

Placing a single candle for decisions tomorrow. 🕯️

🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Best of luck to everyone who applied! Hopefully decisions will be dropped soon 🤞.

Congrats! If you want any insight into life at SLC let me know. I went there for part of my undergrad.

Glad to hear they seem more like vibe checks. I took four semesters of english/writing courses during my undergrad but only had two professors. I got As in both of their classes and received really great feedback from both. Unfortunately, only one of them was willing to write me a recommendation. I was expecting a rejection from the one who declined (they are very accomplished and it had been a couple years since I took their class) and I canʻt picture them being willing to write one for next round either. Hopefully it all works out!

This is literally so helpful thank you! Iʻll likely have to go the virtual workshop route because I donʻt live in the mainland U.S. so between travel, lodging, and the workshop cost I wouldn't be able to afford it without substantial funding.