James Bertolino

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Poetry Resume Degrees: MFA in Creative Writing, 1973, Cornell University—concentrations in British and American literature BS in English, 1970, University of Wisconsin—concentrations in Art and Earth Sciences Creative Writing Teaching: 2000-2004, Western Washington University 1999, Linfield College 1998-99, Willamette University 1991-1998, Western Washington University 1984-1991, Washington Community Colleges: Shoreline, Edmonds and Skagit 1974-1984, University of Cincinnati 1971-74, Cornell University, faculty 1970-71, Washington State University Volumes of Poetry Publications: - Pocket Animals, 2002, Egress Studio Press - Precinct Kali & The Gertrude Spicer Story, 2001, Connecticut College Contemporary American Poetry Archive (online reprint) - Making Space For Our Living, 1999, Connecticut College Contemporary American Poetry Archive (online reprint) - Snail River, 1995, Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series, Princeton University - First Credo, 1986, Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series, Princeton University - Precinct Kali & The Gertrude Spicer Story, 1982, New Rivers Press - New & Selected Poems, 1978, Carnegie Mellon University Press - The Alleged Conception, 1976, Granite Publications - The Gestures, 1975, Copper Beech, Brown University - Making Space For Our Living, 1975, Copper Canyon Press - Employed, 1972, Ithaca House Books Chapbooks: - Pub Proceedings, 2001, Egress Studio Press (with Anita K. Boyle) - Greatest Hits: 1965-2000, Pudding House Publications - 26 Poems From Snail River, 2000, Egress Studio Press - Goat-Footed Turtle, 1996, Stone Marrow Press - 21 Poems From First Credo, 1990, Stone Marrow Press - Are You Tough Enough for the Eighties?, 1979, New Rivers Press - Terminal Placebos, 1975, New Rivers Press - Soft Rock, 1973, Charas Press - Edging Through, 1972, Stone Marrow Press - Becoming Human, 1970, Road Runner Press - Drool, 1968, Quixote Press - Day of Change, 1968, Gunrunner Press Magazine Publication: Amicus Journal, Notre Dame Review, Organic Gardening, Poetry, Ploughshares, New Mexico Quarterly, Beloit Poetry Journal, Monserrat Review, Bloomsbury Review, Partisan Review, Seattle Review, Colorado Review, Ohio Journal, Paris Review, Epoch, Florida Quarterly, Nebraska Review, Kansas Quarterly, Minnesota Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, The Temple, California Quarterly, Cincinnati Poetry Review, Ironwood, Caliban, Fine Madness, Gargoyle, Crab Creek Review, The Raven Chronicles, Pacific Review, Manhattan Review, Indiana Review, The Drunken Boat, PoetryMagazine.com and many others. Anthologies: Over 30 anthologies have reprinted poems, including volumes from Harper Collins, Harper San Francisco, Grossman Publishers, Doubleday Dell, University of Utah Press, University of Akron Press, Kent State University Press, Pudding House Publications, Milkweed Editions, Quarterly Review of Literature, Helicon Nine Editions, Northern Illinois University Press, Northwest Review Books, University Press of Virginia, Orbis Books (England), Ramasamy Devaraj (India) and Antonio Carello Editore (Italy). Awards: 2002, 2003, Celebrity Recognition Award: Fiction 101 Competition, Bellingham Weekly 1996, International Merit Award, Atlanta Review 1995, Quarterly Review of Literature International Book Award 1994, Bumbershoot "Big Book" Award 1994, First Prize, Island Arts Council Poetry Slam, Whidbey Island 1987, Djerassi Foundation Fellowship 1986, Quarterly Review of Literature International Book Award 1986, Bumbershoot Reading Series Competition Award 1979, Ohio Arts Council Writer's Fellowship 1974, National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship 1972, New York Discovery Award 1970, Book-of-the-Month Club Poetry Prize Fellowship 1969, Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Publication Award Poetry Readings and Lectures: Brown University, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, University of Maine, YM-YWHA New York City, Cooper Union, Eisenhower College, Carnegie Mellon University, Ohio University, Ohio State University, Bowling Green State University, Indiana University, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, Eastern Oregon University, California State University-Chico, College of the Redwoods, University of Oregon, Portland University, Powell's Books, KBOO-FM, Willamette University, Linfield College, Lower Columbia College, Big Bend Community College, Elliott Bay Books, Associated Writing Programs annual conferences in Portland and Palm Springs, Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle, Washington Poets Association annual conferences in Olympia, Mt. Vernon and Whidbey Island, Skagit River Poetry Festival: 2000, 2002 and 2004, Poetry in the Park Festival, Redmond, WA, The Poet As Art Series, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham