Alumnus Willie Kinard III published his debut poetry collection

Willie Kinard III — a poet, designer and musician who earned an MFA at the University of Pittsburgh — published his debut poetry collection with Alice James Books in November.

Their book, “Orders of Service,” received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review. It also won the 2022 Alice James Award, for which Kinard (A&S ’21G) earned publication and $2,000.

A native of Newberry, South Carolina, Kinard’s written work has also appeared in Obsidian, Poem-a-Day, “Best New Poets” and The Rumpus.