Education
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing: Poetry, New England College, Henniker, NH July 2009, (64 credit terminal degree) Creative Thesis: Any Other Branch, Salmon Poetry, 2013 Academic
Critical Thesis: Merwin and His Shirts
Bachelor of Arts, English, Minor: Medieval Studies, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, May 2007, Magna Cum Laude
Teaching History
Positions held, courses designed, created, and taught for the following institutions.
Adjunct Professor, Granite State College, Conway, Manchester, Concord, NH:
- ENG 620, Multicultural Perspectives through Literature
- Winter Quarter 2013 – online
- Summer Quarter 2012 – online
- Spring Quarter 2012
- Winter Quarter 2012 – online
- ENG 510 – Survey of American Literature
- Fall Quarter 2012 – online
- ENG 508, The Media and Its Messages
- ENG 555, Children’s Literature
- Fall Quarter 2012
- Spring Quarter 2012
- Fall Quarter 2011
- ARTS 526, Modern America & the Movies
- Summer Quarter 2012 – 1 week intensive
- ENG 633, Short Fiction
- Summer Quarter 2012 – 2 independent studies, online
- Spring Quarter 2012
- ENG 600, Expository Writing
Adjunct Professor, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH:
- ENDI 1200, Arthurian Legends: Representations of Leadership, Romance, National Identity, and Spiritual Quest
- AR3340, Letterpress Workshop: The Art of Text
- Spring 2013 – Co-taught with Mr. Jong-Yoon Kim
- CS 1200, Web Expressions
- Winterim 2013 – online
- Fall Semester 2012
- CM 2910, Introduction to Communication
- HIDI 1315, Cultural Contacts in World History
- Summer Semester II 2012– online
- Summer Semester I 2012– online
- Spring Semester 2012 – 2 sections
- Winterim Semester 2012 – online
- Spring Semester 2011 – 2 sections
- Summer Semester II 2011– online
- Summer Semester I 2011– online
- IS 1111, First Year Seminar: Critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry – Topics: “What’s Love Got to do With It?” and “Why Do We Lie?”
- Fall Semester 2012
- Spring Semester 2012
- Fall Semester 2011– 3 Sections
Guest Lecturer, New England College, Henniker, NH:
- The Life of an Adjunct Professor: Getting Started in Academia
- Life After the MFA, Co-taught with Ilya Kaminsky
Faculty, University of Phoenix, Axia College, 8 week courses, online
- HUM/176, Media and American Culture
- 18 sections from Nov. 2010 – May 2012
- COM/150, Expository Essay
- 6 sections from Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2011
- COM/155, University Composition and Communication I
Adjunct Professor, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH:
- WRT 105 – Writing I
- Fall Semester 2011 – 3 sections
- Fall Semester 2010
- COM 222, Internet Publication
Adjunct Professor, NHTI – Concord’s Community College, Concord, NH:
- EN160, Introduction to Poetry
- Summer Semester 2011 – online
- EN 295, Creative Writing: Fiction
- EN 101, College Composition
- Spring Semester 2011- 2 sections
- Fall Semester 2010 – 2 sections
- Fall Semester 2009
Adjunct Professor, Keene State College, , Keene, NH:
- ITW 101, Medieval Mystics and Virgin Martyrs
- Fall Semester 2010 – 2 sections
Community Education Instructor, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH:
Writer-in-Residence, D Acres, Dorchester, NH:
- Creative Writing Workshop
Publications
Books:
Elemental, by Ivy Page, Full length poetry collection, Salmon Poetry, Ireland (forthcoming)
Any Other Branch, by Ivy Page, Full length poetry collection, Salmon Poetry, Ireland, (2013)
Praise for Any Other Branch:
“Nothing, lately, from my kitchen / tastes as sweet as ink,” declares Ivy Page, and in brief lyrics that are humorous and sensual (“Like the warm lick across my thigh / when you come to bed early”), she balances that sweetness with an irreverent tang
to allay her spiritual hunger: “Give me light in the world gone dark in the center / of some black rose, some angelic tar pit.” Any Other Branch is a book of such sly surfaces that often reveal surprising depths. — Michael Waters These poems
are short and quick, but of great consequence, like bullets. The language here is filled with roosters and diets and radiators that simply refuse to let go. I love the directness of Ivy Page’s tone in this work, how “Dogs hang in my throat
trying to push past my heart,” as she writes, and how a “Man knows how to dress / like a woman, not in women’s clothes.” Indeed. Any Other Branch reminded me of early work by a brilliant contemporary Irish poet Rita Ann Higgins–
in how these lines punch (“birds wear headphones/ in your dreams. Their limbs are fat.”) and how they stand up for one woman’s voice, and how they laugh (Jesus ate my Buick, so I might have to walk / miles to find these parts) out loud, in
a full voice, unafraid. — Ilya Kaminsky
Any Other Branch is a collection that’s both incredibly grounded, and also filled with psychological urgency. The poems originate in the personal, but extend effortlessly into the deeply universal, showcasing a fine and original imagination,
and humanity to spare. — Paula McLain author of Stumble, Gorgeous and The Paris Wife
“With ‘children dancing in ginger spiced corridors,” a pumpkin lover “glowing / with the light I gave,” and “wooden men who dance / on boards with dowels sticking out / of their backs,” Ivy Page populates a lush and surreal world. It’s a world full of
‘branches’ — of crossroads, choices and consequences rendered in sensual, sometimes surprising language and imagery.” — Liz Ahl, author of Luck and A Thirst That’s Partly Mine
Halo, by Ivy Page and illustrated by Mike Lewis, Plymouth State University Poets & Writers Club, 2006 (250 limited run chapbook contest winner)
Poems in Anthologies:
2013
- La Patasola Female Writers Anthology (East coast edition), Patasola Press, “Coal Train”, “Stillness”, and “Breaking Through” (forthcoming 2013)
2012
- The Writing Disorder’s Best of Poetry 2012, “On the Lawn in Early Spring”, “Driving”, “Jung’s Poetry”, “Beat”, “She Cries”, and “List”
2011
- Knocking at the Door: Approaching the Other, “Dark”, Write Bloody Publishing
2009
- Beyond, Plymouth State University, “Grasping”, and “Soldiers”
Features in Poetry Journals/Magazines:
2012
- Contemporary American Voices, “11 Years, 302 Days”, “Reasoning”, “Waiting for a Connection”, “New Math”, and “Laughter” (featured poet), March
- Solidus, “Waking”, “Treasure Hunt”, “Askance”, “Ol’ Woman”, “Eating Earth” (feature poet with interview) March
2010
- New Hampshire Poet Showcase, “Roosters” From NH Poet Laureate, Walter E. Butts, June
Poetry in Journals/Magazines:
Forthcoming:
- The Stray Branch, “Girl”, “At 14”, “To Bring Me Home”, “Hand”, and “Bird”, 2013
2013
- Extract(s)-Excerpt(s), “Word Diet”, “Coming Here”, and “Faded,” February, 2013
2012
- The Linnet’s Wings, “Unexpected Faith” and “Funeral”
- The Poetry Bus 4, “Delicacy” and “Bleeding”
- Bare Hands Poetry, Issue 9, “In the Cold” and “A Day in the Life”
- Compass Rose, “Just In Case”
- The Writing Disorder, “On the Lawn in Early Spring”, “Driving”, “Jung’s Poetry”, “Beat”, “She Cries” and “List”
- Inertia, “Hide and Seek for Beginners”
2011
- Eunoia Review, “Love”, “Feel”, and “Reasoning”
- Short, Fast, and Deadly, “A Movement”
- Every Day Poets, “Proximity”
- Yes, Poetry, “Mile 3”
- Poetry Quarterly, “Blessings”
- Cannoli Pie Magazine, “Mile 1” and “Reach”
- vox poetica, “Mile 2”
2010
- Midwest Literary Magazine, “No Hold” and “You’ve Gone From Here”
- Tidal Basin, “Compost”
- Grey Sparrow Press, “Moments”, “Death Call”, “Driving the Snowflakes”, and “ ctrl, alt, delete”
- vox poetica,“Best Beloved”
- decomP magazinE, “Just”
- Foundling Review, “Rock & Flesh”
- TygerBurning, “Cherubim”
- Underground Voices, “Everything to Dust” and “Inked In Versions of the Self”
2009
- The Smoking Poet, “On My Way There”
- Boston Literary Magazine, “Recall”
- The Houston Literary Review, “Roosters”
- New Plains Review, “Younger”
- Night Train “Pumpkins”
- Nov. 3rd Club, “Branches”
- Cantaraville Five, “As We Heard Deadfall”, “See”, and “Tight”
- Oak Bend Review, “Oh Ghost of Myself” and “Ode to The Ice in My Glass”
- Snow Monkey, “Nurse Seeking”, “Male Seeking”, and “Female Seeking”
Book Reviews:
- Midwest Book Review, “boysgirls” Review of Katie Farris’ fiction collection, 2011
- New Southerner, “A Full Plate of Life, in a Small Package” Review of Sarah Luczaj’s poetry collection, 2009
Academic Articles:
- NH Writer, Pen to Paper: “Two Ways to Start with Directed Freewriting” Fall 2011
Scripts:
- Gabrielle, a screenplay in collaboration with Mike Conroy (forthcoming)
Invited Readings
- Salmon Poetry Poets, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA 2012
- New England College, Henniker, NH 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Crackskull Coffee and Books, Solo Feature, Newmarket, NH 2011
- New England College, Poetry and Politics, Group Feature, Henniker, NH 2011
- Colby-Sawyer College, Solo Feature, New London, NH 2011
- The Mill Fudge Factory, Bristol, NH 2011
- The Poets’ Asylum, Worcester, MA, 2011
- The Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY, 2011
- Datum:Earth Reading Series, Keene, NH, 2011
- Mighty Mike’s Kitchen Sessions, Worcester, MA, 2009, 2010
- WAMMP, Atco, NJ, 2010
- Mindful Books & Ephemera, Jaffrey, NH 2010
- The Mill Fudge Factory, Bristol, NH 2010
- Forbes Library, Northampton, MA 2009
- Plymouth State Alumni Reading, Plymouth, NH 2008
Awards
- Nomination for the Plymouth State University Distinguished Adjunct Teacher Award, 2012
- MLA Travel Grant, 2012 ($300)
- Matching MLA Travel Grant from Plymouth State University, 2012 ($325)
- Winner, Plymouth State University, Poets & Writer’s Chapbook Contest, 2006 (Publication and 250 copies)
- Winner, Centripetal Editor’s Choice Award in the 10th Edition of Centripetal, 2005 (Microfiction —“Schizophrenia”, Publication and $100)
- Winner, Carole Anne Soucie Scholarship, 2006 ($600)
- Presidents List in Fall 2004, Deans List Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2007
Conferences/Guest Presentations
- Moderated: “Love, Friendship, and Devotion across Cultures” Medieval & Renaissance Forum, Plymouth State University, 2011
- Moderated: “Persecuted Love” Medieval & Renaissance Forum, Plymouth State University, 2011
- Moderated: “Medieval Werewolves” Medieval & Renaissance Forum, Plymouth State University, 2011
- Presented: “Milton and His Shirts,” Lecture Panel, New England College, 2009
- Presented: “The Unveiling of a Virgin: Saint Christina Mirabilis’ Life as a Demoniac,” Medieval & Renaissance Forum, Plymouth State University, 2008
Articles/Interviews Written About Me
- Record Enterprise, Creating a Community for Poets, by Marcia Morrison, 2010
- Today Magazine, An MFA Graduate Redefines Community, by Dawn Coutu, 2011
- Sapling: The Writer’s Guide to the Small Press Industry, Editor’s Q&A, by Diane Goettel, 2011
Community Involvement/Administrative Activity
Volunteer Work/Poetry Community Development
Warren Village School Villanelle Poetry Workshop, January 2013
- Taught lessons in writing a villanelle based on the student’s own mythic “Greek” character.
New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud, Judge (Invited), Plymouth State University, Semi-final, Mar. 2012 Warren Village School Creative Writing Workshop, June 2nd, 7th, and 9th 2011
- Taught lessons on fiction and poetry, facilitated discussion of the texts, and assigned writing assignments, helped the kids’ workshop their writing.
2011 Plymouth Poetry Reading Series, April 20111 to July 2011
- Facilitated, organized, and promoted the poetry reading series at Mark’s Speakeasy Cafe in Plymouth, NH. Readers included, Jenith Charpentier, Jennifer Militello, and others.
2010-2011 Bristol Summer Poetry Reading Series, April 2010 to Present
- Facilitated, organized, and promoted the poetry reading series at The Mill Fudge Factory in Bristol, NH. Readers included, Jeff Friedman, Walter Butts, Pat Fargnoli, Liz Ahl, and the New Hampshire Slam Team.
White Mountain Kitchen Sessions, Nov. 2009 to 2010
- Open mic and Summer reading series based out of my home in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Features have included local published poets such as, Chard DeNiord, Christina Cook, and Dorinda Wegener. Organization,
facilitation, and promotion were handled by me.
Mentoring for the JAG Program, Feb. 2004 to June 2004
- Mentored High School drop-outs during their GED program
Professional Associations
- NH Writers’ Project (Oct. 2011 to Present)
- Modern Language Association Member (Jan. 2009 to Present)
- Academy of American Poets Association (Jan. 2009 to Present)
- The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) (July 2009 to Present)
- Phi Theta Kappa (2003 to Present)
References Available Upon Request
