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Lecturer of History, Literature, and the Arts
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Eric Paul is a writer and musician from Lincoln, Rhode Island. He has published three full-length collections of poetry and lyrics, with his latest work, A Suitcase Full of Dirt, released by Tolsun Books. Paul holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Rhode Island College and an M.F.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. His writing has appeared in publications such as The New York Observer, Hypertext, Ninth Letter, Lunch Ticket, Booth, Ocean State Review, Greensboro Review, Pleiades, and others. Currently, he is a Lecturer in the Arts & Creative Industries program at Bryant University and serves as the Poetry Editor for the Bryant Literary Review.
MFA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
BA, Rhode Island College
Paul, E., The Lawnmower, The Greensboro Review Number 116, Fall 2024, Greensboro Review, 2024.
Paul, E., The Mourning, Rabbit Killer, Ocean State Review, Vol. 13, NO. 1 2024, Ocean State Review, Vol. 13, NO. 1 2024, 2024.
Paul, E., Acceptance, Neologism Poetry Journal, Issue #99, August 2025, , 2024.
Paul, E., I've Been Both Boys, Pleiades 44.2, Pleiades, 2024.
Paul, E., A Popular Place To Explode, Heartworm Press, 2015.
The Center for Teaching Excellence, Creativity Fellow for Academic year 2024-2025, 2025
Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Fellowship Award in Poetry, 2017
Pushcart Prize Nomination, 2016
Pushcart Prize Nomination, 2014
Pushcart Prize Nomination , 2013
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Lecturer of History, Literature, and the Arts