Local Poet Garners National Honor

Date: 
01/31/2012
Contributor: 
Susan Kaplan
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This year's National Book Critics Circle finalists include Hampshire College professor and poet Aracelis Girmay. Described as a young newcomer , Girmay divides her time between Western Massachusetts and New York City. She has a passion for teaching  poetry especially to students who might otherwise not find their way to the genre.

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