Literary / academiaWelcome to the Writing orbit of my multi-solar creative life.
Writing has always helped me untangle what it means to be here—alive, witnessing, feeling. Reading has taught me to see more clearly: myself, others, and the beyond-human world. Editing has trained me to listen deeply. These are the touchstones of my literary and academic work. My Writing Life I write what I call Essay—sometimes labeled Lyric Essay, sometimes Poetry. As a songwriter who occasionally slips into Fiction, I think of myself as genre-fluid. Writing, for me, lives at the intersection of play and prayer. My essays and poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best New Poets and have appeared as the cover story in Lilith Magazine, and in Moment Magazine, Lit Hub, Brevity, Matador Review, The Poet's Billow, Accolades Anthology (Women Who Submit), Under the Gum Tree, Jet Fuel Review, From Sac, Gulf Stream, Role/Reboot, Duotrope, Roland Magazine, Antioch Alumni Magazine, The Review Review, among others. A particular joy from my editorial life includes the four letters I wrote as Editor-in-Chief of Lunch Ticket (Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Lunch Ticket Special). Recent work from my pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago continues to shape my current projects. Teaching & Academic WorkI teach creative writing across levels—undergraduate, graduate, community, and hobbyist writers. As a Senior Lecturer at Antioch University, I teach Creative Writing and Creativity Research Studies in the Undergraduate Studies program and have also served on faculty in the MFA program. I’ve additionally taught at the University of Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic and the International Women’s Writing Guild conference. My teaching philosophy centers curiosity, craft, attention, and the relationship between voice and place. Education & Training
I also earned a Post-MFA Certificate in Creative Writing Pedagogy, completing Teaching Assistantships with Aimee Bender (USC) and Barbara Abercrombie (UCLA Extension). While at Antioch, I twice received the University Library Research Prize for work on the Wicked Stepmother narrative and the intersections of lyric essay, feminist pedagogy, and postmodernism. Now & NextMy ongoing work includes a memoir exploring what it means to be a mother, along with the steadier, quieter practice of essays and songs. If writing is how I make sense of the world, teaching is how I stay in conversation with it. I’m glad you’re here. |
Inquiries: arielle @ ariellesilver dot com
CV available upon request. |
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