Kurt Olsson

English - Creative Writing, PhD

Plan

 Creative Writing, PhD

 

Achieved Degrees

MFA, George Mason University
BA, Colby College

 

Interests

Lyric essay, mental health, animal welfare

 

Selected Book Publications

The Unnumbered Anniversaries, Fernwood Press, 2025

Burning Down Disneyland, Gunpowder Press, 2017

What Kills What Kills Us, Silverfish Review Press, 2007

 

Awards

Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Towson University Prize for Literature (Best Book by a Maryland Author), What Kills What Kills Us

Best Poetry Book, What Kills What Kills Us, Peace Corps Writers

 

Webpage

https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kurt_olsson