Stellar Alumni Reading - Bojan Louis

The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at ASU presented a reading by two of its star graduates: fiction writer / poet Bojan Louis (MFA 2009) and poet Sara Sams (MFA 2013).
Bojan Louis is Diné of the Naakai dine’é, born for the Áshííhí. He is the author of the short-story collection "Sinking Bell" (Graywolf Press 2022), the poetry collection "Currents" (BkMk Press 2017), and the nonfiction chapbook "Troubleshooting Silence in Arizona" (The Guillotine Series 2012). His work can also be found in "Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers," "When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry," "Native Voices Anthology," and "The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature." His honors include a MacDowell Fellowship and he is the recipient of a 2018 American Book Award. In addition to teaching at the Institute for American Indian Arts, Louis is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing MFA and American Indian Studies programs at the University of Arizona.