Class of: 1995

Mariko Nagai

Mariko Nagai (CAS’95) of Tokyo, Japan, published Irradiated Cities (Les Figues Press, 2017), which explores the aftermath of the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima through prose poetry and photography. Mariko is an associate professor of creative writing and Japanese literature at Temple University’s Japan campus.

From the Fall 2017 issue.