Calvin Olsen is an internationally-published poet and translator. He holds an MA in English & Comparative Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing. His work has appeared in AGNI, Asymptote, Tampa Review, The Baltimore Review, International Poetry Review, The London Magazine, and many others. A former Robert Pinsky Global Fellow and recent Pushcart Prize nominee, Calvin now lives in Chapel Hill, NC, where he is poetry editor for The Carolina Quarterly.
In addition to his creative and professional writing, Calvin has taught English, composition, creative writing, and comparative literature at Boston University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Bunker Hill Community College. He is currently a first-year writing instructor and doctoral student in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at North Carolina State University.
In addition to his creative and professional writing, Calvin has taught English, composition, creative writing, and comparative literature at Boston University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Bunker Hill Community College. He is currently a first-year writing instructor and doctoral student in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at North Carolina State University.