D.S.Holmes

Author/Poet

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“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
- James Baldwin

[D.S.Holmes @ShydreezyWrites]

@AlliumJournal ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose @AlliumJournal]

🪻Excerpt from "Absurdity" by De'Andre Holmes. Read the rest here: https://t.co/KpEhu6romF

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Check out my latest book review, please ❤️

[Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose @AlliumJournal]

Terrance Hayes has a new book of poetry from Penguin Books @penguinbooks: So To Speak and you can read the review by De'Andre Holmes @ here: https://t.co/pL3ceB4E9h

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@MarcMeierkort Thank you, Marc ❤️

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@MarcMeierkort Thank you, Marc :)

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I am truly honored to have been selected as the 2023 Hurston/Wright Foundation College award for fiction. My short story “My Name is Zamora” was the first short story I wrote during my time at @columbiachi almost 2 years ago now. Thank you @HurstonWright for this distinction!

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Thank you so so much for this recognition!

[✍🏾 Hurston/Wright Foundation for Black Writers @HurstonWright]

Congratulations to our 2023 College Awards winners, Makshya Tolbert and De'Andre Holmes. Thank you to our judges Truth Thomas and Sifiso Mzobe (@sifisomzobe) for their work this year selecting our awardees.

[Columbia Chicago School of Graduate Studies @CCCGradSchool]

"As a writer, when I began the program, I thought I’d hone my skills as a nonfiction writer—instead, I’m graduating empowered to merge genres, not only as an essayist but also as a poet and novelist."

Kelley Engelbrecht, Creative Nonfiction MFA '23
https://t.co/YvG49BJzeO

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@MarcMeierkort @CCCGradSchool @ColumbiaChi Love that for you!!

[MFA Writers Podcast @MFAwriterspod]

NEW. De’Andre S. Holmes talks about imposter syndrome, a fully-funded semester in Paris through his MFA program, coping with grad school burnout, and why racial and ethnic diversity is so critical in the MFA. https://t.co/1xHBFU89cN

[MFA Writers Podcast @MFAwriterspod]

You can find this conversation between @ShydreezyWrites and @jaredemack on the latest episode of MFA Writers, available wherever you get podcasts. https://t.co/1xHBFU89cN

[Columbia Chicago School of Graduate Studies @CCCGradSchool]

Working on your application for one of our master's programs? In his latest Marginalia post, our Creative Writing ambassador @ShydreezyWrites breaks down his personal statement to give you a sense of how to approach that pivotal essay in your application: https://t.co/3r5n6mgOkS

[Columbia Chicago School of Graduate Studies @CCCGradSchool]

In his first blog post, Creative Writing MFA ambassador @ShydreezyWrites reflects on expectations versus lived experience of his time studying abroad in Paris. Read more here: https://t.co/VUqn5fcZSN

[TriQuarterly @TriQuarterlyMag]

Have a great essay in need of a good home? TriQuarterly's Non-Fiction Editor Starr Davis is looking for "reckless and experimental prose from voices of color. Essays that thread personal narrative around larger conversations. I am most interested in non-academic CNF that... (1/2)

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@HogwartsLegacy 🙄

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