John T. Howard

John T. Howard is a Colombian American writer, translator, and educator. He has served as Writer-in-Residence at Wellspring House Retreat and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Indiana University. His poetry can be found at Salamander, Notre Dame Review, PANK Magazine, The South Carolina Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, and elsewhere. He publishes all works of fiction using his matrilineal surname (as Thomas Maya), and his short fiction has been published in journals such as Witness, Wisconsin Review, Saranac Review, and F(r)iction.

Degrees Awarded:

M.F.A., Indiana University

B.A., SUNY Purchase

B.F.A., The Fashion Institute of Technology

Recent Publications:

"First Frost," a single poem published with Boats Against the Current

"Ganymede," "On Seeing: A Diptych," and "Letter to My Future Daughter," three poems published with Across the Margin

“Bead [Each Bead a Link…]” a poem published in Amsterdam Review, Fall 2024

“A Magical, Marvelous, or Fantastic Chronicle of Death Not Yet Told,” a hybrid essay published with The Cincinnati Review, August 2024 maCRo Special Features

“The Swans,” a poem in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Issue 74

“Our Father,” a poem in The South Carolina Review, Volume 56.2

“NYC Man Killed While Skydiving May Have Lost His Parachute,” “Winter’s Canvas,” “Morning Song,” and “Pyramide de crânes (Oil on Canvas, Paul Cezanne, 1901),” three poems in Posit, Issue 35