Jean Donnelly
Jean Donnelly is an American poet.
Life
Jean Donnelly studied poetry at the creative writing program at George Mason University, where she co-founded the journal So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language & Art.Her work appeared in Big Allis, Fence, The Germ, Lingo, Situation, and Volt.
She has co-curated the In Your Ear reading series at the District of Columbia Arts Center, and has taught poetry at Georgetown University.
She lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Awards
- 2000 National Poetry Series, for ''Anthem''
Works
*Reviews
Jean Donnelly’s debut volume, Anthem, presents an unusually cohesive, finely conceived examination of contemporary American life from the perspective of an innovative, community-minded poet. The poet is also a mother — a fact most often relegated to bio-note relevance but which in this case is actually central to the poetry itself.