Miss Sullivan
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Location | Akron/Barberton, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I am a poet and teacher who lives in Akron, Ohio. I teach English at Barberton High School where I also advise the student newspaper and the writers' club. Recently, I took over the Department Head of English position. I consider myself just as much a writer as I am a teacher. I graduated from the NEOMFA program in the spring of 2008. Work of mine is published or forthcoming in American Poetry Journal, Barn Owl Review, Diagram, Harpur Palate, JAAM, The Laurel Review, New York Quarterly, and Nimrod, among others. Recently, I was a semi-finalist for the Black Lawrence Press Chapbook Competition. In 2007, I was a semi-finalist for The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. In 2005 I won first place in poetry for the Best Of Ohio Writer's competition. I have spent many summers backpacking through Europe. I usually get stuck in County Clare, Ireland, my favorite place in this world. I have two pugs, Telemachus and Edith; they are my heroes. |
| Interests | writing, reading, traveling all of Europe, but especially Ireland, teaching, Vincent van Gogh's letters and paintings |
| Favorite books | The Grapes of Wrath Water for Elephants The Things They Carried The Secret Life of Bees Some authors I adore are: Flannery O'Connor, Pablo Neruda, Dorianne Laux, Wallace Stevens, Terrance Hayes, Maggie Anderson |