INSTRUCTORS

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Abdul Ali is the author of Trouble Sleeping, his debut collection of poems that won the 2014 New Issues Poetry Book Prize and is the current Editor-at-Large of Pleiades. He has held distinguished teaching appointments at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, and Howard University. He is the recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem Foundation, the Robert Deutsch Foundation, and Sewanee Writers’ Conference. He has published his poems in numerous journals and publications including Copper Nickel, Plume, and Transition. Ali lives and creates in Baltimore, MD where he works in arts administration. His website is abdulali.net.

WHAT WRITERHOUSE STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT ABDUL

“Abdul is a responsive teacher, fully engaged with his audience.”

“I think that Abdul is a quick study who readily comprehends his audience and their level of comprehension, a rare intuitive skill.”

“He encouraged each of us to respond to questions asked, introduced new ideas—thought-provoking.”

“Very well prepared, knowledgeable. Handled the time well and kept us engaged and interested.”