Joanne Corey is a poet and the author of Hearts (Kelsay Books, 2023). A rural New England native and graduate of Smith College, she lives in Vestal NY, where she participates with the Binghamton Poetry Project, Broome County and Tioga Arts Councils, and Grapevine Poets. With the Boiler House Poets Collective, she has completed an (almost) annual residency week at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams since 2015. She invites you to visit her eclectic blog at topofjcsmind.wordpress.com.
Books:
Joanne’s first chapbook, Hearts, is available from Kelsay Books and Amazon.
Several of Joanne’s poems are part of Transformations, edited by Joshua Lewis, a collaborative chapbook featuring poets participating in Broome County Arts Council workshops.
Websites:
Since 2013, Joanne has kept an eclectic blog called Top of JC’s Mind. She writes about poetry, her family, politics, travels, and whatever rises to the top of her mind at https://topofjcsmind.wordpress.com/.
Joanne is one of the original members of the Boiler House Poets Collective. You can find out more about them, including their collaborative projects, at https://boilerhousepc.wordpress.com/.
Recordings:
Tioga Arts Council · 2022 National Poetry Month The link opens a Soundcloud window to a project of the Tioga Arts Council. In my segment, I read and give brief commentary on “Bereft” by Merrill Oliver Douglas.
2024 National Poetry Month – I read my poem “The Bridge” (originally published in the 20th anniversary edition of POETiCA REViEW.)
Christine Juliano reading my poem “Sometime Else” from the chapbook Hearts as part of the Write Out Loud 2024 performance at Cooperstown’s Fenimore Art Museum
Interviews:
Joanne was featured poet with her poem “State Line” and an interview in the fall 2022 edition of Portrait of New England, Volume 2.
The Rumpus published an interview with members of the Boiler House Poets Collective, including Joanne, in March, 2023, written by Devon Ellington.
Samantha Terrell chose to feature Joanne as part of her SHINE series in May, 2024.
Poetry Links:
POETiCA REViEW: 20th Anniversary Edition
Third Wednesday: https://thirdwednesdaymagazine.org/2023/01/09/april-192022-vestal-new-york-joanne-corey/
The Ekphrastic Review Writing Challenge series: http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-writing-responses-jean-francois-millet
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-challenge-responses-teresa-vito
https://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-writing-responses-andy-warhol
https://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic-writing-challenges/olexandr-murashko-ekphrastic-writing-responses
Rat’s Ass Review: https://ratsassreview.net/?page_id=4093
The Purposeful Mayonnaise: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/udizy0htp5349f85azjvh/TPM-3.2.pdf?rlkey=au02bciuna8itbl96elx3wb6s&dl=0
Anthologies of The Binghamton Poetry Project
Themed series from Silver Birch Press: https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/becoming-joanne-by-joanne-corey-all-about-my-name-poetry-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/sturbridge-massachusetts-poem-by-joanne-corey-my-perfect-vacation-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/making-aunt-gerts-indian-pudding-poem-by-joanne-corey-my-sweet-word-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2015/11/08/lessons-from-mahler-haibun-by-joanne-corey-when-i-hear-that-song-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/eastern-standard-poem-by-joanne-corey-me-during-the-holidays-poetry-and-prose-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/crowning-glory-poem-by-joanne-corey-my-mane-memories-poetry-and-prose-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/how-i-help-heal-the-earth-from-upstate-new-york-by-joanne-corey-how-to-heal-the-earth-series/
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2023/12/14/my-husband-and-daughters-make-christmas-gingerbread-by-joanne-corey-spices-seasonings-series/
https://topofjcsmind.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/first-grandchild-on-silver-birch-press/
Wilderness House Literary Review: http://www.whlreview.com/no-10.3/poetry/JoanneCorey.pdf
https://www.whlreview.com/no-17.1/poetry/JoanneCorey.pdf
Contact Information:
Email: jcorey.poet@gmail.com
Facebook – blog page: https://www.facebook.com/topofjcsmind
X (formerly Twitter): @btmum
Instagram: @joannecoreypoet
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38266025.Joanne_Corey
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-corey-36333140/
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