Joann Gardner

A native of Maine, Joann Gardner holds an M.A. from the University of York (England) and a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University. She taught English and Creative Writing at the Florida State University, where she co-founded and directed Runaway with Words, a poetry workshop for at-risk youth and served as Associate Editor for Anhinga Press. She is currently working as a freelance writer, contributing frequently to the Harpswell Anchor. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Crazyhorse, Barrow Street, Louisiana Literature and Cimarron Review. Her chapbook La Florida won the Weldon Kees Prize, and The Deaf Island won the Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America. A volume of poetry, Heart's Core, is due out in April 2023.