Curriculum Vitae

Joann L Gardner

February 03, 2018

General Information

University address:	English
College of Arts and Sciences
Williams Building 0426
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1580

E-mail address:	jgardner@fsu.edu

Professional Preparation

1984	Doctoral Degree, Aca, Johns Hopkins University. Major: English & American Literature. Modern Poetry; Irish. Supervisor: Hugh Kenner. 

1980	M.A., Johns Hopkins University. Major: English and American Literature. Modern Literature. Supervisor: Hugh Kenner. 

1977	M.A., University of York, York, England. Major: Modern Poetry. Eliot and Pound Studies. Supervisor: A.D. Moody. 

1973	Equivalence du Bacca, Universite de Paris, Sorbonne. Major: French, English, Russian. Comparative Literature. Supervisor: Charles Dedeyan. 

1972	B.A., Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY. Major: Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Supervisor: Benjamin LaFarge. 

Nondegree Education and Training

1998	Stone Coast Writers' Conference. 

1996	Squaw Valley Community of Writers. 

1993	Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. 

1991	Squaw Valley Community of Writers. 

1990–1991	Key West Writers' Conference. 

1989	Aspen Writers' Conference. 

Professional Credential(s)

2006–present	Core Competency Certificate in Social Services. 

1970–present	Certificat de Francais Parle et du Diplome de Langue Francaise. 

1970–present	Diplome Superieur d'etudes francaises modernes. 

Professional Experience

1982–present	Associate Professor, English, Florida State University. 

Language Proficiency

French - fluent in speaking, reading, and writing.
German - rudimentary in speaking and reading; none in writing.
Italian - rudimentary in speaking, reading, and writing.
Russian - intermediate in speaking, reading, and writing.

Artist/Designer in Residence

1991–2010	Runaway with Words. 

2001	Blue Mountain Center for the Arts, (Blue Mt. Lake, NY). 

2000	Villa Montalvo (Saratoga, California). 

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

COFRS, Florida State University (2015). ($14,000). 
University Sabbatical, Florida State University (2009). 
Research and Creativity Award, 2003-04; 2005-06, FSU English Department (2006). 
Weldon Kees Award for Poetry, Backwaters Press (2005). 
COFRS, Florida State University (2000). 
President's Continuing Education Award, Finalist, Florida State University (1995). 
President's Continuing Education Award, Finalist (1994). 
University Planning Grant, Florida State University (1994). 
COFRS Research Grant, Florida State University (1993). 
President's Continuing Education Award, Finalist, Florida State University (1993). 
Teacher for Florida State University's London Program, Florida State University (1986). 
Travel to Collections Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities (1984). 

Fellowship(s)

American Antiquarian Society Fellowship, Alternate (2002).
Florida Humanities Council (2000–2001).
Ruth Comfort Fellowship (2000).

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Poetry Society 
Associated Writing Programs 
Maine Writers & Publishers 
Pen American Center 
Poetry Society of America 
Squaw Valley Community of Writers 

Teaching

The following information, from 2005 to the present only. 

Courses Taught

Postmodern and Contemporary Poetry (LIT4034)
Women in Literature (LIT 3383)
Major Women Writers (LIT 4385)
Modern Poetry (LIT4033)
Poetry Workshop (CRW4320)
Senior Seminar in Literature (ENG4934)
The Poet as Priest (ENG 4930)
Studies in Poetry (LIT5038)
Major Figures in American Literature (AML3311)
American Authors Since 1875 (AML3041)
Topics in English (ENG5933)
Introduction to Poetry (LIT2030)
Poetic Technique (CRW3311)

New Course Development

Postmodern and Contemporary Poetry (2006)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Patrick, A. M., graduate. (2017). Grotesque Bodies in the Art & Literature of Mina Loy. 
Speller, C. A., graduate. (2010).
Perfetti-Oates, N., doctoral candidate.  Confessional Poetry. 

Doctoral Committee Member

Wooley, D., graduate. (2010).
Wilson, B., graduate. (2008).

Master's Committee Chair

Patrick, A. M., graduate. (2009). [[Degree in Humanities]]

Master's Committee Cochair

McDonough, M. E., graduate. (2010).

Master's Committee Member

Kantrowitz, graduate. (2006).
Rice, K., graduate. (2006). [Degree in English Education]
Webb, B., graduate. (2006). [Degree in Humanities]
King, T., graduate. (2005).

Bachelor's Committee Member

Mitchell, S., graduate. (2012). [Collection of Poems dealing with psychology]
Howard, V., graduate. (2008). Simone de Beauvoir. 
LeBlanc, D., student.  [Honors Thesis in Art]

Additional Teaching Not Reported Elsewhere

Gardner, J. L. (1991–2010). Runaway with Words workshops. Runaway with Words. 

Research and Original Creative Work

Program of Research and/or Focus of Original Creative Work

Original creative work in poetry; literary research in modern and postmodern poetry, women's studies, antebellum journalism. 

Publications

Invited Journal Articles

Gardner, J. L. (1995). Back to Basics: A Primer on the Vocabulary of Service-Learning. Service-Learning Update, I, 1, np.

Refereed Journal Articles

Gardner, J. (submitted). Miss Kitty Russell. Feminist Studies. Manuscript submitted for publication, 23 pages.

Gardner, J. L. (2008). "Where All Ladders Start". Journal for the Art of Teaching, X, 84-100.

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Tilling an Upland Ground: Edna St. Vincent Millay's Regionalism. Hudson Valley Regional Review, XVI, 2, 45-66.

Gardner, J. L. (1993). Runaway with Words: Teaching Poetry to At-Risk Teens. The Journal of Poetry Therapy, VI, 4, 213-228.

Gardner, J. L. (1991). The Mirrored Self: Images of Kinship in Carolyn Forche. Women's Studies, XVIII, 4, 405-419.

Gardner, J. L. (1988). Self-Referentiality in Art: A Look at Three TV Sitcoms of the 1950s. Studies in Popular Culture, XI, 1, 35-50.

Gardner, J. L. (1988). Yeats, Pound and the Inheritance of the Nineties. The Journal of Modern Literature, XIV, 4, 431-443.

Gardner, J. L. (1983). A Footnote on the Weekly Review. English Literature in Transition, XXVI, 3, 198-199.

Refereed Books

Gardner, J. L. (submitted). Controlled Burn. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, J. L. (1998). Runaway with Words: A Short Course on Poetry and How to Take It with You. Anhinga Press. 

Gardner, J. L. (1989). Yeats and the Rhymers" Club: a Nineties' Perspective. Peter Lang. 

Edited Books

Gardner, J. L. (Ed.). (1997). Runaway with Words: A Collection of Poems from Florida's Youth Shelters [Poetry]. Anhinga Press. 

Invited Monographs

Gardner, J. L. (1993). Back to Front. Red Window Press (Florida Dept. of Children and Families). 

Refereed Monographs

Gardner, J. (submitted). The Deaf Island. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Gardner, J. L. (2006). La Florida. Backwaters Press, Nebraska. 

Refereed Book Chapters

Gardner, J. L. (1986). The Rhymers' Club Reviews and Yeats's Myth of Failure. In Richard Finneran (Ed.), Yeats, an Annual of Critical and Textual Studies (pp. 32-54). UMI Research Press. 

Invited Encyclopedia Entries

Gardner, J. L. (1993). The Rhymers' Club. In G. A. Cevasco (Ed.), The Eighteen Nineties: An Encyclopedia of British Art and Culture (p. 503-504). Garland. 

Gardner, J. L. (1993). The Weekly Review. In G. A. Cevasco (Ed.), The Eighteen Nineties: An Encyclopedia of British Art and Culture (p. 667). Garland. 

Gardner, J. L. (1988). Hugh Kenner. In Gregory Jay (Ed.), The Dictionary of Literary Biography (Vol. LXVII, p. 197-206). Gale Research Company. 

Invited Reviews

Gardner, J. L. (1992). Re-Collecting Yeats: Another Look at John Sherman and Dhoya. Sun Dog: The Southeast Review.

Gardner, J. L. (1990). Old Stories, New Voices. Women's Review of Books, 24-5.

Gardner, J. L. (1990). Starry Sky to Starry Sky, Poems by Mary Jane White with Translations of Marina Tsvetaevna. Apalachee Quarterly, XXXXIV, 114-119.

Gardner, J. L. (1982). The Riverside Interviews 3: Gregory Corso. The Small Press Review, 1.

Presentations

Invited Papers at Conferences

Gardner, J. L. (presented 2009, April). Discovering the Poem. Paper presented at Tallahassee Festival of Books & Writers, Tallahassee Writers Assn, Tallahassee. (Regional)

Invited Papers at Symposia

Gardner, J. L. (presented 2009, March). Creative Writing in the Community. In Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference. Symposium conducted at the meeting of AWP, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Gardner, J. (2014). 40th Anniversary Poetry Festival. Delivered at Anhinga Press, Tampa, Florida. (National)

Gardner, J. (2014). The Land Ethic: Steward, Squatter, Traveller. Delivered at Florida Literary Arts Coalition, St. Augustine, FL. (State)

Gardner, J. L. (2009, February). Poetry Reading. Delivered at The Knott House, Tallahassee. (Local)

Gardner, J. L. (2007). Poetry Reading. Delivered at FSU English/Creative Writing Program, The Warehouse, Tallahassee. (Local)

Gardner, J. L. (2006). Poetry Reading. Delivered at Anhinga Press, The Pepper Center, Tallahassee. (Local)

Original Creative Works

Short Stories in Magazines

Gardner, J. L. (2003). Glass Ceiling; Glass Sky. Kalliope, XXV, 2, 92-96.

Poems in Edited Books

Gardner, J. (2017). Marie Anna Hill. In Cat Dixon and Michael Catherwood (Ed.), Watching the Perseids: The Backwaters Press 20th Anniversary Anthology (pp. 54-55). Omaha: Nebraska. 

Gardner, J. (2017). The Last Afternoon of My Father as Himself. In Cat Dixon and Michael Catherwood (Ed.), Watching the Perseids: The Backwaters Press 20th Anniversary Anthology (pp. 53). Omaha, Nebraska. 

Gardner, J. (2016). Haven Poe. In Kathleen Quinlan (Ed.), How Higher Education Feel: Commentaries on Poems that Illuminate Emotions in Learning and Teaching (pp. 140). Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 

Gardner, J. (2016). Modern Poetry. In Kathleen Quinlan (Ed.), How Higher Education Feels (pp. 96). Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

Gardner, J. (2016). The Graduate Poets. In Kathleen Quinlan (Ed.), How Higher Education Feels (pp. 173). Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Wandering Aengus. In Carol Cullar (Ed.), Wildcat (pp. 37). The Maverick Press. 

Gardner, J. L. (1997). Market Street. In Carol Cullar (Ed.), Wildcat (pp. 20). The Maverick Press. 

Gardner, J. L. (1997). Variations. In Constance Hunting, & Lee Sharkey (Eds.), New Maine Writing (pp. 46-47). New England Small Press Association. 

Gardner, J. L. (1995). St. Armand's Key. In Jane Anderson Jones, & Maurice O'Sullivan (Eds.), Florida in Poetry (pp. 186). Pineapple Press. 

Gardner, J. L. (1995). The Last Resort. In Jane Anderson Jones, & Maurice O'Sullivan (Eds.), Florida in Poetry (pp. 187). Pineapple Press. 

Gardner, J. L. (1989). Saxophone, iii. In Mary Jane Ryals, & Donna Decker (Eds.), North of Wakulla (pp. 125-126). Anhinga Press. 

Poems in Journals

Gardner, J. (2015). Ghost Orchid. Comstock Review, vol. 29:1, 10.

Gardner, J. (2015). Phoenix. Barrow Street, Fall/Winter, 37-38.

Gardner, J. (2014). Gargoyle. Comstock Review, 28:1, 38.

Gardner, J. (2014). Haven Poe. Comstock Review, vol. 28, no. 2, 45.

Gardner, J. (2014). Maine in Winter. Trajectory (online), August & November, 2.

Gardner, J. (2014). Norway. Comstock Review, 29:1, 7.

Gardner, J. L. (2014). Norway. West Trade Review, 5, 84.

Gardner, J. L. (2014). Sturm und Drang. West Trade Review, 5, 143-144.

Gardner, J. L. (2014). Yin Time. West Trade Review, 5, 82-83.

Gardner, J. L. (2012). Nikko Shrine. Roanoke Review, xxxvii, 174-177.

Gardner, J. L. (2011). Interlude: His House. Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art, 5, 69.

Gardner, J. L. (2011). The Journey. Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art, 5, 70.

Gardner, J. L. (2009). Awake at Midnight. Superstition Review, Issue 3.

Gardner, J. L. (2009). James Brown. Superstition Review, Issue 3.

Gardner, J. L. (2009). Two Moons. Superstition Review, Issue 3.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). La Florida, Plate II. Louisiana Literature, XXI, 2, 28-29.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). La Florida, Plate IV. Louisiana Literature, XXI, 2, 30-31.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). La Florida, Plate IX. Louisiana Literature, XXI, 2, 32-33.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). Mowing. English Journal, XCIII, 5, 127.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). Mt. Pisgah. Connecticut Review, XXVI, 175.

Gardner, J. L. (2004). Water-carrying Moon. Gulf Stream, XXII, 32-33.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). Covington. Willow Review, XXIX, 60-62.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). Espiritu Sanctu. Karamu, XVIII, 1, 1.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). Kolomoki. Cimarron Review, 138, 27-8.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). Mysterious Waters. Primavera, XXIV/XXV, 7.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). St. George. Apalachee Review, LI, 88.

Gardner, J. L. (2002). Triptych. Cimarron Review, 138, 24-6.

Gardner, J. (2001). Interlude: His House. Saw Palm, vol. 5, 69.

Gardner, J. L. (2001). Acupuncture. Crazyhorse, 60, 133.

Gardner, J. L. (2001). Chipola River. Louisiana Literature, XVIII, 2, 46-7.

Gardner, J. L. (2001). The Deaf Island, I. South Carolina Review, XXXIII, 2, 90.

Gardner, J. L. (2001). The Deaf Island, IV. South Carolina Review, XXXIII, 2, 91-2.

Gardner, J. L. (2001). These Hands. Westview, XXI, 2, 52.

Gardner, J. L. (2000). fish. Wisconsin Review, XXXV, 1, 5.

Gardner, J. L. (2000). Second Avenue. Paterson Literary Review, 29, 76.

Gardner, J. L. (2000). St. Marks. Louisiana LIterature, XVII, 1, 59.

Gardner, J. L. (2000). The Deaf Island, XII. Tulane Review, XI, 2, 62.

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Deaf Island, X. Madison Review, XXI, 1, 108.

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Garbo Talks. Writers' Forum, XXV, 142.

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Port Leon and St. Marks. Drumvoices Review, VIII, 1 & 2, 41.

Gardner, J. L. (1999). Weld Hamlin. Drumvoices Review, VIII, 1 & 2, 42.

Gardner, J. L. (1998). La Florida, Plate I. Seneca Review, XXVIII, 84.

Gardner, J. L. (1998). La Florida, Plate III. Seneca Review, XXVIII, 86.

Gardner, J. L. (1998). La Florida, Plate VII. Seneca Review, XXVIII, 87.

Gardner, J. L. (1997). Amber. Jeopardy, XXXIII, 7.

Gardner, J. L. (1997). Berkeley. The Squaw Review, III, 34.

Gardner, J. L. (1997). Tahoe. The Squaw Review, III, 35.

Gardner, J. L. (1996). Low Tide. Thin Air, 3, 35.

Gardner, J. L. (1995). Cedar Beach. Out of the Cradle, Fall, 27.

Gardner, J. L. (1995). Ghosts. Out of the Cradle, Spring, 50.

Gardner, J. L. (1992). Killing Day. The Tampa Review, Fall, 65.

Gardner, J. L. (1991). Hilton Head. Sun Dog: the Southeast Review, XI, 1, 16.

Performances

Non-Juried Performances

Gardner, J. L., & Runaway with Words. (Reader/Director). (2008, April). Poetry Live! [Poetry]. [Origination of the work by members of Runaway with Words]. [Artistic direction by Joann Gardner]. Leon County Library: Runaway with Words. 

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Gardner, J. (May 2015–Aug 2015). The Deaf Island: Poems. Funded by COFRS. Total award $14,000. 

Gardner, J. L. (2006–2008). Runaway with Words. Funded by Cultural Resources Commission. Total award $6,000. 

Gardner, J. (2001–2002). Runaway with Words. Funded by Witter Bynner Foundation. Total award $15,000. 

Gardner, J. (2000–2002). Runaway with Words. Funded by NEA Challenge Grant. Total award $10,000. 

Gardner, J. (2000–2001). Runaway with Words. Funded by Villa Montalvo. Total award $8,000. 

Reviews of My Research and Original Creative Work by Other Authors

Reviews Appearing in Journals

staff. (2008). "Promising Practices". Youth Today, XVII, 2, 16. 

staff. (2007). "In the Classroom". Family Forum, n.p. 

Reviews Appearing in Magazines or Newsletters

Donathan, K. (2015). The Unexpected Spirit of a Humble Poet. Scroll, Scribe & Screen, 2015, 4-5. 

Service

The following information, from 2006-present only. 

Florida State University

FSU University Service

judge, COFRS (2016–present).

FSU Department Service

Contributing to discussions regarding the support of minority students and faculty, Diversity Committee (2016–present).

Judging mss. for various departmental awards, Awards Committee (2006–present).

Dealing with various concerns associated with the CRW program, Creative Writing Committee (2006–present).

Working on revising requirements re: PhD in Creative Writing, Graduate Committee (2012–2015).

Assessing Faculty performance, Evaluation Committee (2013–2014).

Instituting revisions to faculty evaluation system, Evaluation Revisions Committee (2006–2008).

Assessing faculty annual performance, Evaluation Committee (2006–2007).

The Profession

Juror for a Performance

Poetry Out Loud State Finals. Tallahassee, FL: National Endowment for the Arts/The Poetry Foundation (2007–2015).

The Community

Head Judge, Poetry Out Loud, State Finals, National Endowment for the Arts/FL Dept. of State (2006–2016).

Director, Workshops, performances, grant writing, overseeing teachers, etc, Runaway with Words (2006–2010).