Issac Richards
Referring to the Residency: “I love the Center’s mission to help foster art that ‘connect[s] with a worldwide audience.’ I suspect this residency will help me create that type of resonance.”
Isaac James Richards received a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in English from Brigham Young University, where he taught courses in the English Department, the School of Communications, and the Honors Program. He is an award-winning author of several poems, essays, and peer-reviewed publications in venues such as LIT, Oxford Magazine, and The Journal of American Culture. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State as a University Graduate Fellowship recipient.