Jim Schley
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Jim Schley is an American
poet, teacher, editor, and theater artist. He is author of two poetry collections, most recently, As When, In Season (Marick Press, 2008), and has had his poems published in many literary journals and magazines including Ironwood, Crazyhorse, Rivendell, and Orion Magazine, in anthologies including Best American Spiritual Writing, and on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor.
Schley was Co-Editor of the literary quarterly New England Review
(1980–86), Production Editor at University Press of New England, and Managing Editor then Editor-in-Chief at the book publisher Chelsea Green, where he developed a line of "sustainable living" books about organic gardening and farming, renewable energy, and ecological building techniques. He is co-founder with Ann Aspell of Chapiteau Press, which publishes poetry chapbooks. He was executive director of The Frost Place
museum and poetry center from 2006–2008. He has also toured extensively with theater companies including the world-renowned Bread and Puppet Theater
, the Swiss ensemble Les Montreurs d’Images, and the Flock Dance Troupe.
In 2004, following the unexpected loss of a job, he wrote a "My Turn" feature for Newsweek
magazine about the experience of working numerous part-time jobs at once. It appeared in the September 20th, 2004 issue.
He is currently Managing Editor of Tupelo Press
and teaches writing at the Community College of Vermont
. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle
and an associate of the journalists' collective Homelands Productions.
Schley was born and raised in Wisconsin, and moved to New England in the 1970s to attend Dartmouth College
, where he earned his B.A. He earned his M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College
. He now lives with his wife Becky and daughter Lillian in a house they built in an off-the-grid cooperative in central Vermont. Jim and the house were featured in an article in the New York Times, June 19, 1999.
Chapbooks
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poet, teacher, editor, and theater artist. He is author of two poetry collections, most recently, As When, In Season (Marick Press, 2008), and has had his poems published in many literary journals and magazines including Ironwood, Crazyhorse, Rivendell, and Orion Magazine, in anthologies including Best American Spiritual Writing, and on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor.
Schley was Co-Editor of the literary quarterly New England Review
New England Review
The New England Review is a quarterly literary magazine published by Middlebury College. Founded in New Hampshire in 1978 by poet, novelist, editor and professor Sydney Lea and poet Jay Parini, it was published as New England Review & Bread Loaf Quarterly from 1982 , until 1991 as a formal...
(1980–86), Production Editor at University Press of New England, and Managing Editor then Editor-in-Chief at the book publisher Chelsea Green, where he developed a line of "sustainable living" books about organic gardening and farming, renewable energy, and ecological building techniques. He is co-founder with Ann Aspell of Chapiteau Press, which publishes poetry chapbooks. He was executive director of The Frost Place
The Frost Place
The Frost Place is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home in Franconia, New Hampshire, USA....
museum and poetry center from 2006–2008. He has also toured extensively with theater companies including the world-renowned Bread and Puppet Theater
Bread and Puppet Theater
The Bread and Puppet Theater is a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s, currently based in Glover, Vermont...
, the Swiss ensemble Les Montreurs d’Images, and the Flock Dance Troupe.
In 2004, following the unexpected loss of a job, he wrote a "My Turn" feature for Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine about the experience of working numerous part-time jobs at once. It appeared in the September 20th, 2004 issue.
He is currently Managing Editor of Tupelo Press
Tupelo Press
Tupelo Press is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1999. It produced its first titles in 2001, publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction...
and teaches writing at the Community College of Vermont
Community College of Vermont
The Community College of Vermont is a two year college founded in 1970 with locations in 12 sites in the state of Vermont. The college is a part of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of Vermont's five public colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor, and Council of...
. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle
National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle is an American tax-exempt organization for active book reviewers. Its flagship is the National Book Critics Circle Award....
and an associate of the journalists' collective Homelands Productions.
Schley was born and raised in Wisconsin, and moved to New England in the 1970s to attend Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, where he earned his B.A. He earned his M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College is a private four-year work college in the Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina, United States near Asheville. It is known for its curriculum of work, academics, and service, called "the Triad," which requires every student to work an on-campus job, perform at least one hundred...
. He now lives with his wife Becky and daughter Lillian in a house they built in an off-the-grid cooperative in central Vermont. Jim and the house were featured in an article in the New York Times, June 19, 1999.
Published works
Full-length Collections- As When, In Season (Marick Press, 2008)
Chapbooks
- One Another (Chapiteau Press, 1999)
External links
- Author Website
- Marick Press > Author Page > Jim Schley
- Video: Jim Schley Reading for Marick Press
- Audio Interview: WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio > Lake Effect Interview with Jim Schley by Bonnie North
- Interview: Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer > July 17, 2009 > by Robert Lee Brewer
- Poems & Interview: Poem of the Week > Jim Schley > Two Poems & Interview
- Poets & Writers Directory > Jim Schley Listing
- New York Times article