“Maggie Leaves the Underworld,” a poem by Janet McNally, visiting assistant professor of English, was chosen for Best New Poets 2012: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers, an annual anthology that recognizes young American poets of exceptional talent and promise. McNally’s poem was one of only 50 chosen from more than 3,000 submitted from across the United States.
McNally holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame, and a BA from Canisius College (All-College Honors Program) in English and communication studies with a minor in creative writing. She teaches writing and literature in the English Department and All-College Honors Program. Her poems and stories have appeared or are forthcoming in more than a dozen literary magazines, including North American Review, Gettysburg Review, Alaska Quarterly, Crab Orchard Review, New Ohio Review, Mid-America Review and Southern Poetry Review.
Best New Poets: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers will be published by the University of Virginia Press in November.
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