Nassar Poetry Prize Reading: Liza Flum
Reading by Liza Flum, poet
Author of Hover, winner of the Nassar Poetry Prize
Please join us for a reading by poet Liza Flum, winner of Utica University's 2026 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize. This event is free and open to the public.
Liza Flum’s poetry has appeared in AGNI, Narrative, Meridian, Washington Square Review, Lambda Literary, and Zócalo Public Square. She is a recipient of a Barbara Deming artist grant, and her writing has been supported by fellowships from the Saltonstall Foundation, the Vermont Studio Center, Aspen Summer Words, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She holds an MFA in poetry from Cornell and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Utah. Hover is her first book.
About the Nassar Prize
The Nassar Poetry Prize is awarded to one Upstate New York poet for their published poetry collection. The poems must be written in English, and the book must be at least 48 pages long in order to qualify for the $3,000 prize. The annual contest is named in memory of Eugene Paul Nassar, professor emeritus of English at Utica University, who passed away in April of 2017 at the age of 81.
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