Jeannine Hall Gailey

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. [http://www.centrum.org]

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.cite web|url=http://www.webbish6.com/poetry/cv.htm|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|title=Jeannine Hall Gailey Writer's Resume|publisher=Jeannine Hall Gailey|accessdate=2008-02-20]

Honors

*Awarded the top prize from the [http://www.dorothyprizes.org/ Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund] (2007)cite web|url=http://www.dorothyprizes.org/2007awards.htm|title=Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2007|publisher=Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund|accessdate=2008-02-20]
*Awarded a [http://www.artisttrust.org/grants/GAP Washington State Artist Trust GAP Grant] (2007)cite web|url=http://www.artisttrust.org/grants/recipient_profiles/GAP/current|title=2007 GAP Recipient Profiles|publisher=Artist Trust|accessdate=2008-02-20]
*Two poems from her first full-length book, "Becoming the Villainess", appeared in "Year's Best Fantasy and Horror" (2007).cite web|url=http://www.lcrw.net/yearsbest/|title=The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror |accessdate=2008-02-20]
*Her work has appeared on NPR's "The Writer's Almanac" with Garrison Keillorcite web|url=http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/programs/2006/07/03/|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|title=The Writer's Almanac|publisher=The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media|accessdate=2008-02-20] cite web|url=http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/programs/2006/06/12/|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|title=The Writer's Almanac|publisher=The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media|accessdate=2008-02-20] and "Verse Daily".cite web|url=http://www.versedaily.org/2005/wonderwomandreams.shtml|title=Wonder Woman Dreams of the Amazon|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|publisher=Verse Daily|accessdate=2008-02-20] cite web|url=http://www.versedaily.org/2006/femmefatale.shtml|title=Femme Fatale|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|publisher=Verse Daily|accessdate=2008-02-20] cite web|url=http://www.versedaily.org/2007/husbandtries.shtml|title=The Husband Tries to Write to the Disappearing Wife|first=Jeannine|last=Gailey|publisher=Verse Daily|accessdate=2008-02-20]

Books

*Citation|title=Becoming the Villainess|last=Gailey|first=Jeannine Hall|year=2006|publisher=Steel Toe Books|location=Bowling Green, KY|isbn=978-0974326436
*Citation|title=Female Comic Book Superheroes|last=Gailey|first=Jeannine Hall|year=2005|publisher=Pudding House Press|location=Columbus, OH|isbn=1-59889-319-X
*Citation|title=Understanding Web Services Specifications and the WSE|last=Gailey|first=Jeannine Hall|year=2003|publisher=Microsoft Press|location=Seattle|isbn=978-0735619135

References

External links

* [http://www.pw.org/content/jeannine_gailey Poets and Writers Directory of Writers]
* [http://www.steeltoebooks.com Steel Toe Books]