Joan Gelfand

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MFA poet, National Book Critics Circle member and San Francisco Writers Conference faculty

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I'm the author of three widely reviewed poetry collections and an award winning chapbook of short fiction. My work has appeared in over 100 national and international literary journal and anthologies. I received my MFA from Mills College in Oakland, Ca. and I'm the Poetry Editor for the “J,” a member of the National Book Critics Circle and blog for the Huffington Post. “The Ferlinghetti School of Poetics,” a poetry film, was featured in the 4th Annual Video Poetry Festival in Athens, Greece and many local venues. I have been on the faculty of the San Francisco Writer’s Conference since 2012.

http://joangelfand.com

Credentials

Awards

International Book Awards finalist 2021 EXTREME: a novel

Publications and Shows

Author of three poetry collections: Seeking Center: A Collection of Poems (2004), A Dreamer’s Guide To Cities and Streams (2009), The Long Blue Room (2014)
Work featured in 100+ literary journals
Poetry Editor for the J
Huffington Post contributor
Poetry film featured at Video Poetry Festival in Athens