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Lecturer of History, Literature, and the Arts
John T. Howard
John T. Howard is a Colombian American writer, translator, and educator. He has served as Writer-in-Residence at Wellspring House Retreat and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Indiana University. His poetry can be found at Salamander, Notre Dame Review, PANK Magazine, The South Carolina Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, and elsewhere. He publishes all works of fiction using his matrilineal surname (as Thomas Maya), and his short fiction has been published in journals such as Witness, Wisconsin Review, Saranac Review, and F(r)iction.
Degrees Awarded:
M.F.A., Indiana University
B.A., SUNY Purchase
B.F.A., The Fashion Institute of Technology
Personal Website
jthoward.com
Recent Publications:
“Sense Talking,” short story in F(r)iction, Issue 28: Censored
“Universal Sign for Seeking,” published in The Passionfruit Review, Issue 25
“NYC Man Killed While Skydiving May Have Lost His Parachute,” a series of drafts of the poem, Copytext Magazine, Issue 2
“The Constancy of Ocean Sounds,” creative nonfiction dispatch published in The Common
“Apostolic Creed” [The flash of the cardinal’s red], “Apostolic Creed” [To counter any shrieks of cold], “Apostolic Creed” [Come eggs come fiery flash], “Apostolic Creed” [So utterly alone in the woods], and “Apostolic Creed” [In the silence of the quietest hours], five poems in Denver Quarterly, Volume 60, Number 2, 2026
"First Frost," a single poem published with Boats Against the Current
"Ganymede," "On Seeing: A Diptych," and "Letter to My Future Daughter," three poems published with Across the Margin
“Bead [Each Bead a Link…]” a poem published in Amsterdam Review, Fall 2024
“A Magical, Marvelous, or Fantastic Chronicle of Death Not Yet Told,” a hybrid essay published with The Cincinnati Review, August 2024 maCRo Special Features
“The Swans,” a poem in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Issue 74
“Our Father,” a poem in The South Carolina Review, Volume 56.2
“NYC Man Killed While Skydiving May Have Lost His Parachute,” “Winter’s Canvas,” “Morning Song,” and “Pyramide de crânes (Oil on Canvas, Paul Cezanne, 1901),” three poems in Posit, Issue 35
Degrees Awarded:
M.F.A., Indiana University
B.A., SUNY Purchase
B.F.A., The Fashion Institute of Technology
Personal Website
jthoward.com
Recent Publications:
“Sense Talking,” short story in F(r)iction, Issue 28: Censored
“Universal Sign for Seeking,” published in The Passionfruit Review, Issue 25
“NYC Man Killed While Skydiving May Have Lost His Parachute,” a series of drafts of the poem, Copytext Magazine, Issue 2
“The Constancy of Ocean Sounds,” creative nonfiction dispatch published in The Common
“Apostolic Creed” [The flash of the cardinal’s red], “Apostolic Creed” [To counter any shrieks of cold], “Apostolic Creed” [Come eggs come fiery flash], “Apostolic Creed” [So utterly alone in the woods], and “Apostolic Creed” [In the silence of the quietest hours], five poems in Denver Quarterly, Volume 60, Number 2, 2026
"First Frost," a single poem published with Boats Against the Current
"Ganymede," "On Seeing: A Diptych," and "Letter to My Future Daughter," three poems published with Across the Margin
“Bead [Each Bead a Link…]” a poem published in Amsterdam Review, Fall 2024
“A Magical, Marvelous, or Fantastic Chronicle of Death Not Yet Told,” a hybrid essay published with The Cincinnati Review, August 2024 maCRo Special Features
“The Swans,” a poem in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Issue 74
“Our Father,” a poem in The South Carolina Review, Volume 56.2
“NYC Man Killed While Skydiving May Have Lost His Parachute,” “Winter’s Canvas,” “Morning Song,” and “Pyramide de crânes (Oil on Canvas, Paul Cezanne, 1901),” three poems in Posit, Issue 35
Degrees Awarded
MFA, Indiana University
MFA, Indiana University
Teaching Interests
Fiction, Poetry, Novel, Novella, Short Stories, Creative Nonfiction, Latin America Literature, Latinx Literature, Contemporary American Fiction and Poetry.
Fiction, Poetry, Novel, Novella, Short Stories, Creative Nonfiction, Latin America Literature, Latinx Literature, Contemporary American Fiction and Poetry.