Jeannine Hall Gailey
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Jeannine Hall Gailey (born 30 April 1973, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American poet.
She wrote a notable book of poems called Becoming the Villainess (Steel Toe Books, 2006). She is currently on the core faculty of the Centrum Young Artists Project in Port Townsend, Washington.[1]
Gailey's work addresses feminist issues of power in mythology and comic book cultures, turning fairy tale stepmothers into empathetic characters, and holding up a mirror to contemporary American culture's images of powerful women.
Jeannine Hall Gailey was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of Cincinnati, master's degree from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University.[1]
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[edit] Honors
- Awarded the top prize from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund (2007)[2]
- Awarded a Washington State Artist Trust GAP Grant (2007)[3]
- Two poems from her first full-length book, Becoming the Villainess, appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2007).[4]
- Her work has appeared on NPR's The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor[5][6] and Verse Daily.[7][8][9]
[edit] Books
- Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2006), Becoming the Villainess, Bowling Green, KY: Steel Toe Books, ISBN 978-0974326436
- Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2005), Female Comic Book Superheroes, Columbus, OH: Pudding House Press, ISBN 1-59889-319-X
- Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2003), Understanding Web Services Specifications and the WSE, Seattle: Microsoft Press, ISBN 978-0735619135
[edit] References
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. Jeannine Hall Gailey Writer's Resume. Jeannine Hall Gailey. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2007. Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ 2007 GAP Recipient Profiles. Artist Trust. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. The Writer's Almanac. The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. The Writer's Almanac. The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. Wonder Woman Dreams of the Amazon. Verse Daily. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. Femme Fatale. Verse Daily. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ Gailey, Jeannine. The Husband Tries to Write to the Disappearing Wife. Verse Daily. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
