Columbia College Chicago English Department
Program Description
Columbia College Chicago’s MFA Program in Creative Writing–Poetry, one of the only single-genre programs in the country, prepares you to write, publish, and edit poetry at a high professional level. Through a flexible two-year program at an art school in downtown Chicago, you’ll gain a sophisticated understanding of poetry as a contemporary and historical practice as you bolster your imaginative and critical abilities.
Literature and Craft Seminars (such as Collage & Collaboration; Meditation and Poetics; Poetry & Film), Poetry Workshops, and electives in pedagogy and literary magazine editing will prepare you as a writer, teacher, and editor. You’ll have a chance to meet visiting writers and publishers through frequent coffee chats, and through our national reading series.
On-campus work opportunities include tutoring, editing, and teaching first-year writing. Students and alumni not only actively publish their own work, but also start readings series and small presses. Columbia’s tuition and fees are far lower than those of most other private institutions, making this program a wise investment in your craft.
Literature and Craft Seminars (such as Collage & Collaboration; Meditation and Poetics; Poetry & Film), Poetry Workshops, and electives in pedagogy and literary magazine editing will prepare you as a writer, teacher, and editor. You’ll have a chance to meet visiting writers and publishers through frequent coffee chats, and through our national reading series.
On-campus work opportunities include tutoring, editing, and teaching first-year writing. Students and alumni not only actively publish their own work, but also start readings series and small presses. Columbia’s tuition and fees are far lower than those of most other private institutions, making this program a wise investment in your craft.
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Admissions
Full-time: Yes
Part-time: No
Length of Program: 2 Years
Low Residency: No
Student Body
Genre
Poetry
