After being honored with the Walt Whitman Award last spring, Rasmussen’s book, Black Aperture, became one of five finalists for the National Book Award in Poetry this year. The National Book Award is a competitive, prestigious literary award, whose recipients include numerous famed writers, including William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, and Rachel Carson. In celebration of Professor of English Matt Rasmussen ‘98 and the success of … Continue reading Celebration of Book Award Finalist Matt Rasmussen