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Meet the MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics Alumni Ambassadors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alumni Ambassadors are alumni representatives who embody the values and aims of the MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics program. As alumni working across diverse roles and sectors, they support prospective students, current students, and fellow alumni by sharing how they\u2019ve translated their degrees and navigated their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asia Ashley, Class of 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Asia Nicolette Ashley <\/strong>(she\/her) is a poetrist and facilitator from Chicago whose work explores identity, origin, and resilience. She is an Imagining America Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) Fellow, a national fellowship that supports publicly engaged scholars and artists committed to community-based research and creative practice. Through writing, workshops, and event curation, Asia creates immersive experiences that invite discovery and collective liberation. Her poetry investigates how the artful expression of lived experience can nurture authentic human connection, often blending the written word with sound, moving images, immersive art, and gastronomy. Her work has been featured in Hugo House\u2019s Chapbook, Clamor Literary Magazine, and on her personal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angelica Urquizo, Class of 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Angelica Urquizo<\/strong> is a poet and collage artist who seeks magic in the mundane. She often finds inspiration from the natural world, mythology, shadow work, and the overall human experience. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics from the University of Washington Bothell and is both a Community Engagement Assistant for Silly Goose Press and Social Media Manager for Pulley Press. <\/em>She has publications in “Brigids Gate Press\u2019s Weird Women of the West Anthology,” “Marrow Magazine” and “Suburban Witchcraft,” <\/em>among others. You can find her on a rainy day reading or watching the hummingbirds from her porch. To discover more about her work, find her at her personal website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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