Resume

• 2008

  National Association of Writers in Education

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  English Literature and Creative Writing

• 2007

  Maria Apichella

  I am an Assistant Professor

  poet and freelance writer. I am based near Cambridge and sometimes Milan. I completed my PhD in English and Creative Writing at The University of Aberystwyth in Wales where I lived for ten years. Now

  I teach writing with the University of Maryland

  University College

  Europe.

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  Maria Apichella

  Maria Apichella (b. 1985

  Oxford) completed her PhD in English and Creative Writing at the University of Aberystwyth

  after combining part-time study with several jobs: ‘Every aspect of life feeds into writing: from teaching to cleaning toilets

  to...

  Maria Apichella

  E Y E W E A R: THE WINNER OF THE MELITA HUME POETRY PRIZE 2015 IS A TIE: MARIA APICHELLA AND TONY CHAN!

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JUNE 8 2015 THE MELITA HUME POETRY PRIZE 2015 WE HAVE TWO WINNERS

  TIED FOR FIRST PLACE MARIA APICHELLA AND TONY CHAN ONE POET IS BASED IN WALES

  THE OTHER

  ORIGINALLY AUSTRALIAN

  NOW LIVES AND WORKS IN ENGLAND BOTH WINNING COLLECTIONS MERGE TRADITIONAL FORMS (PSALMS

  OR SONNETS) WITH STRIKINGLY CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS

  AND CREATIVE PASSION.

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  Apichella

  Maria Louise

  Apichella

  University of Maryland University College

  Poet

  Education Consutant

  Aberystwyth University

  Aberystwyth

  Duties involve leading weekly workshops for first

  second and third year creative writing students

  as well as supervising the creative and critical final-year Writing Projects.

  Part Time Tutor

  Aberystwyth University

  Open University Consultancy

  I work as a developmental tester for new modules based around legal textbooks. \n\nThis role involves acting as ‘mock’ student by studying the draft module materials and undertaking the activities designed as part of the learning process by each module author. The role is part of maintaining Quality Assurance procedures that govern module production at the Open University.

  Developmental Tester

  Education Consutant

  Halls of Residence on Aberystwyth Campus

  Resident Tutor with Student Support

  Aberystwyth University

  I am an Assistant Professor teaching writing and communication skills with The University of Maryland

  European Division based in the UK. \n \nUMUC is one of the largest distance learning universities

  serving over 90

  000 students worldwide. UMUC offers 120 academic programs in instructor-led and online classes

  including bachelor

  masters

  and doctoral degrees as well as undergraduate and graduate.

  Assistant Professor: English and Writing

  US Military Posts in Europe

  University of Maryland University College

  United Kingdom

  Associate Professor

  University of Maryland University College

  Aberystwyth

  My doctorate ‘Psalmody: Poetry and Critical Commentary’ is a creative and critical work exploring the influence of the Psalms in relation to contemporary poetry. My own collection is followed by a critical analysis of the Psalms

  a study of a sequence of poems from Michael Symmons Robert’s Drysalter

  and a review of my own poetic approach. \n\nThe first section of the critical commentary draws on the studies of Hermann Gunkel and Sigmund Mowinckel in relation to classification

  authorship and poetic language. Applying the insights of modern theorists

  I show how metaphor is best understood by relating to human experiences of body

  food and location. I support this analysis with a close reading of Psalms 1 and 19. \n\nThe second section presents the influence of the Psalms on a contemporary poet who is also a Christian. Drysalter explicitly draws on the Psalms

  and is both a critical and artistic success

  suggesting that poetry engaging with the Psalms can still make a valuable contribution to the contemporary literary scene

  even in a largely secular culture. \n\nIn the final section

  I show how I have engaged on a parallel path to that of Roberts

  trying to create poetry that speaks of faith in a lyrical but not purely personal voice. I address the wider scope of my influences including poets Alicia Ostriker

  Anne Carson

  Deryn Rees-Jones

  Tiffany Atkinson and Kathryn Maris. Finally

  I show what I have learned from the Psalms during this process: that their themes of communal praise and celebration combined with personal introspection and questioning can be successfully adapted to the purposes of contemporary poetry.

  Postgraduate Student: PhD. English and Creative Writing

  Aberystwyth University

  Aberystwyth

  Poetry Collections\n\n1. Psalmody

  Eyewear

  June 2016. \n\nThis full collection was shortlisted for the Forward Prize & Wales Book of The Year in 2017. It won the Melita Hume Prize in 2015. \n\n2. Paga

  Cinnamon Press March

  2015. \n\nThis pamphlet won a competition adjudicated by Ian Gregson. \n\nSelected Literary Journals\n \n-\tPoetry Wales\n-\tScintilla: The Vaughan Association\n-\tNew Welsh Review\n-\tBare Fiction\n-\tEnvoi\n-\tMagma \n-\tOfi Press Magazine: International Poetry and Fiction from Mexico City\n-\tCheval 7: The Terry Hetherington Award Anthology\n-\tCadaverine Magazine\n-\tSentinel Literary Quarterly\n-\tThe James Dickey Review\n-\tThe Literary Bohemian\n-\tPopshot\n \nPrizes\n\nEyewear: Melita Hume Poetry Prize

  2015; Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Competition

  2015.\nShortlisted:\n \n-\tThe Forward

  Felix Dennis Best First Collection

  2017 \n-\tWales Book Of The Year

  2017.\n-\tInternational Poetry and Theatre Competition \"Castello di Duino\"

  2016.\n-\tThe Bridport Prize

  2015 & 2012 \n-\tCinnamon Press Short Story Award

  2015 \n-\tNew Writer Competition (Honourable Mention in the Single-Poem Category

  2012). \n\nLonglisted:\n-\tNew Welsh Review Memoir Competition

  2017. \n\n\nAnthologies\n‘The Poet’s Quest for God: 21st Century Poems of Spirituality

  ’ Eyewear Publishing. ‘The Book of Euclid

  ’ 2013 and ‘Reaching Out

  ’ Cinnamon Press.

  Poet

  Master's degree

  English Literature and Creative Writing

  Magazine Editor

  The University of Aberystwyth

  Distinction