EDUCATION
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Jenny McKean Moore Poetry Scholar, Spring 2004 & Fall 2005
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, 1990
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry
Book:
What Remains (chapbook, poetry), Argonne House Press, 2001
Individual Poems:
"Lessons," American Journal of Nursing, (forthcoming)
"The Visitation," Connecticut River Review, (forthcoming)
“Haunting,” Los Angeles Review, (forthcoming)
“Without Warning,” Center: A Journal of the Literary Arts, (forthcoming)
“Myopia: A Parable,” Gargoyle, (forthcoming)
“An Idyllic Small Town, Circa 1970s,” Barn Owl Review, (forthcoming)
“Remembering is Short,” The Evansville Review, Vol. XIX, 2009
“David: A Creation Story,” New Zoo Poetry Review, Issue #12, 2009
“The Door,” Poetic Voices Without Borders, 2nd Edition (anthology, Gival Press), January 2009
“Thumbelina’s Mother Speaks: To Thumbelina” and “Thumbelina’s Mother Speaks: To the Toad’s Mother,” 32 Poems, Fall 2008
“False Light,” South Dakota Review, Summer 2008
“Just So,” dislocate, 2008
“Fire Ants Invade Hong Hock See Buddhist Temple,” The Evansville Review, 2008
“The Naming of Bones,” Letters to the World (anthology, Red Hen Press), January 2008
“The Sword-Swallower Finds a New Calling,” Barn Owl Review, January 2008
“From a Café, Summer 2006,” The Binnacle, 2007
“White House Plumber, 27 Years,” Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Summer 2007
“A Matter of Principle,” Dos Passos Review, Spring 2007
“The Man in the Crane,” Red Rock Review, Spring 2007
“Retrouvaille,” Tar Wolf Review, Winter/Spring 2007
“The Problem with Describing Night” and “A Condensed Biography of My Muse Loosely Based on Conjecture,” 32 Poems, Fall 2006
“The Door,” The Marlboro Review, Issue 19, 2006
“Measure Twice, Cut Once” and “House Diptych,” Pebble Lake Review, Summer 2006
“Pearls” and “Train,” Three Candles, April 2006
“Three Birds,” Hotel Amerika, Spring 2006
“My Mother’s Thumbs,” Innisfree Poetry Journal, September 2005
“Alzheimer’s,” Permafrost, Summer 2005
“The Rose Forgets Its Beauty” and “The Eye Forgets,” Gargoyle, Summer 2005
“The Gift,” Poetic Voices without Borders (anthology, Gival Press), Spring 2005
“Seamstress,” The Midwest Quarterly, Spring 2005
“The Hunter’s Privilege,” South Dakota Review, Fall 2004
“Story,” DC Poets Against the War: Vol. 2 (anthology, DCPAW), Fall 2004
“Dirty Elbows,” Minimus, Spring 2004
“Not Necessarily in Order,” Poetry Midwest, Winter 2004
“Dead Men” and “Reading Lips,” Rattle, December 2003
“I Become Like Proust,” Flyway, Spring/Fall 2003
“This poem is not about you and I didn’t write it,” California Quarterly, 2003
“Before the Blessing,” The Potomac Review, Fall/Winter 2003
“If There Were Words” and “To a Rabbit,” Frantic Egg, October 2003
“Origami Moon,” Connecticut River Review, July/August 2003
“Not a Poem,” HazMat Review, Summer 2003
“The Naming of Bones,” The Pedestal Magazine, February 2003
“Fertility” and “The Foot Remembers Its Favorite Shoe,” Connections Literary Magazine, Fall 2002
“Jackson Pollock invades my kitchen,” The Circle Magazine, Fall 2002
“Silences,” Minimus, 2002
“An Empty Canvas,” Frantic Egg, December 2001
“Practical Applications of Newton’s Laws of Motion,” Gargoyle, Fall/Winter 2001
“Contrary to Popular Belief,” La Petite Zine, Fall 2001
“Rust” and “Square Dance on Uncle Johnny’s Farm,” WordWrights, Summer 2001
“Ephemeral,” Rising (UK), Spring 2001
“At Balalayka with Peter,” Frantic Egg, August 2000
“Pond,” Mid-America Poetry Review, Spring 2000
“My First Taste of Grappa,” “Ephemeral,” “Salt,” and “Inspiration is Finding the Buddha Behind the Buffalo,” WordWrights, Fall 1999/Winter 2000
Nonfiction
Review of John Dufresne's Is Life Like This? A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months, for First Person Plural (blog of The Writer's Center),
September 28, 2009
Review of Peter Conners’ poetry collection, Of Whiskey and Winter, appeared in The Montserrat Review, November 2007
Review of Sean Thomas Dougherty’s poetry collection, Broken Hallelujahs, appeared in The Montserrat Review, September 2007
“Honing Your Craft,” Freelance Writer’s Report, August 2006
“Making Every Word Count,” Absolute Write, July 27, 2006
“Dorothy Parker,” The Literary Encyclopedia, 2006
“Making Every Word Count,” WRITERS’ Journal, March/April 2006
“Society Book Awards,” Freelance Writer’s Report, December 2005
“Honing Your Craft, Without Breaking the Bank,” Funds for Writers, August 14, 2005
“Book Awards: Members Only?,” Funds for Writers, March 27, 2005
Review of Michael Ladanyi’s poetry chapbook, Spelling Crows of Winter, appeared in The Pedestal Magazine, Issue 19,
December 2003-February 2004
Review of The Manual of Book Signings and Other Promotional Techniques, appeared in Absolute Write, November 2003
Review of 2003 Poet’s Market, appeared in Absolute Write, January 2003
Review of Writing Down the Bones, appeared in Absolute Write, November 2002
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Arlington Public Schools (Arlington County, Virginia), 2001-present
•Taught elementary school students as a visiting poet through Arlington Public Schools Humanities Project and the
Taught elementary school students as a visiting poet through Arlington Public Schools Humanities Project and the Arlington Cultural Affairs Division’s Pick-a-Poet Program•Developed lesson plans for students based on grade-specific aptitude
Developed lesson plans for students based on grade-specific aptitudeLynn House Hospice Poetry Workshop (Alexandria, Virginia), May 2007
•Conducted one-hour workshop for hospice residents and employees
Conducted one-hour workshop for hospice residents and employees•Developed lesson plan and hosted reading for participants following workshop
Developed lesson plan and hosted reading for participants following workshop‘The Works’ Workshops (Washington, DC), October 2005
•Co-developed and co-presented a three-hour workshop entitled “Creating a Publishable Poetry Manuscript”
Co-developed and co-presented a three-hour workshop entitled “Creating a Publishable Poetry Manuscript”AWARDS AND HONORS
•Winner of Moving Words Poetry Competition (Arlington, VA) in 2000, 2004, and 2007
Winner of Moving Words Poetry Competition (Arlington, VA) in 2000, 2004, and 2007•Selected as Jenny McKean Poetry Scholar at The George Washington University in 2004 and 2005
Selected as Jenny McKean Poetry Scholar at The George Washington University in 2004 and 2005•Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize (“The Problem with Describing Night” by 32 Poems and “Train” by Three Candles)
Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize (“The Problem with Describing Night” by 32 Poems and “Train” by Three Candles)•Manuscript, The Inheritance, finalist or semi-finalist for the Ohio State University/The Journal Poetry Prize, the Cleveland
Manuscript, The Inheritance, finalist or semi-finalist for the Ohio State University/The Journal Poetry Prize, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Award, the Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize, and the Washington Writers’ Publishing House Poetry Competition•Manuscript, The Scabbard of Her Throat, finalist for the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize and semi-finalist for the Brittingham and Pollak Prizes
Manuscript, The Scabbard of Her Throat, finalist for the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize and semi-finalist for the Brittingham and Pollak Prizes•Finalist for the 2007 University of Maine Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition
Finalist for the 2007 University of Maine Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition•Finalist for the 2005 Swink Editor’s Award for Emerging Writers
Finalist for the 2005 Swink Editor’s Award for Emerging WritersREADINGS
Busboys and Poets Monday Night Reading Series, Arlington, VA, September 8, 2008
The Sound of Words, The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD, May 9, 2008
CEC ArtsLink and Global Resources Center at the Gelman Library Present: Contemporary Russian Writers, The George Washington
University, Washington, DC, September 26, 2007
Moving Words Poetry Reading, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, April 24, 2007
“A Space Inside” Reading Series, Riverby Books, Washington, DC, April 25, 2007
Burlesque Poetry Hour, Bar Rouge, Washington, DC, March 26, 2007
Poetry at Noon, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, November 14, 2006
Poetry of Foreign Places, Greenberry’s Coffee, Arlington, VA, May 20, 2006
Poetic Voices without Borders Anthology Launch, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, June 9, 2005
Nora School Poetry Series, The Nora School, Silver Spring, MD, September 9, 2004
31 Arlington Poets CD Launch, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA, September 2, 2004
Minimus Magazine Reading, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC, July 13, 2004
Grace Church Poetry Coffeehouse, Washington, DC, June 15, 2004
Moving Words Poetry Reading, Arlington Central Library, Arlington, VA, April 22, 2004
National Writers Union “Poetry and Work,” Chapter’s Literary Bookstore, Washington, DC, April 6, 2004
1st Saturday Poetic Beats, Dar Es Salaam, Mt. Rainier, MD, October 4, 2003
Poet-a-tete, Barnes & Noble, Arlington, VA, September 9, 2003
Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry Reading Series, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, July 15, 2003
Potomac Review Reading, Barnes & Noble, Arlington, VA, April 22, 2003
“Words Are Your Wheels” Literacy Day, Wal-Mart, Fairfax, VA, April 12, 2003
International Night: Poetry from Around the World, The Nora School, Silver Spring, MD, November 14, 2002
The Writer’s Palette, Little City Art Studio, Bethesda, MD, December 14, 2002
Sunday Reading Series, The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD, June 2, 2002
National Poetry Month: Celebration of Arlington Poets, Ellipse Art Center, April 20, 2002
Nora School Poetry Series, The Nora School, Silver Spring, MD, April 18, 2002
Poet-a-tete, Barnes & Noble, Rockville, MD, January 22, 2002
Gargoyle Launch Party, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, December 12, 2001
Nora School Poetry Series, The Nora School, Silver Spring, MD, November 15, 2001
Hot Shotz Reading Series, Arlington, VA, November 13, 2001
Mariposa Arts Center, College Park, MD, October 9, 2001 and August 18, 2001
DC Live Arts Festival, Washington, DC, July 28, 2001
Arlington Poetry Reading Series, Ellipse Art Center, June 29, 2001
WordWrights Reading, Olsson's Books & Records, Washington, DC, April 2001
Poetz in the Hood, Hot Shotz, Arlington, VA, February 15, 2001
Poetry at Noon, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, November 14, 2000
Poetry at Takoma Park, Takoma Park Library, Washington, DC, November 7, 2000
IOTA Poetry Reading Series, IOTA Club & Café, Arlington, VA, October 8, 2000
LITERARY ACTIVITIES
Bernadette Geyer, Writer/Editor/Proofreader,Vienna, VA
Freelance Writer/Editor/Proofreader --- January 2006-Present
Write articles. Publish monthly electronic newsletter for government contract. Proofread galleys of full-length poetry collections, non-fiction articles and business publications. Write, design, and publish online book review magazine (http://rantsravesreviews.homestead.com). Maintain web site listing free online resources for poets (http://resources4poets.homestead.com). Maintain web site and blog for government contract (http://www.fuelcellrfps.com).
The Word Works, Washington, DC
Editor-in-Chief --- January 2005-December 2007
Editorial Board Member --- January 2002-December 2007
Oversaw publication of poetry collections. Developed marketing tactics for organization. Managed promotion of current and forthcoming titles. Assisted in publicizing annual poetry book competition to literary trade publications. Proofread galleys of full-length poetry collections and quarterly newsletter. Maintained electronic distribution lists for press releases and newsletters. Participated in the judging of an annual poetry book competition.
Argonne House Press, Washington, DC
Poetry Editor --- April 2001-May 2004
Proofread galleys of literary magazine. Assisted in selection of poems and short stories for publishing. Proofread galleys of literary chapbooks. Marketed the press and its publications. Publicized literary readings.
Suite101.com, Arlington, VA
Writer, Editor --- August 2001-February 2002
Proofread MS Word version of poetry books for Barnes & Noble World Digital Library. Wrote bi-monthly articles on poetry. Contributed to inaugural edition of Reading & Literary Center Newsletter.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
•Arts Council of Fairfax County
Arts Council of Fairfax County•The Word Works
The Word Works•The Writer’s Center
The Writer’s Center
