VIRGINIA BARRETT
Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Masters Degree in Teaching — June 1988
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island USA

B.A. English Literature — June 1985
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia USA

Junior Year Abroad — 1983-1984
LEcole des Beaux Arts Nice, France 1983-1984

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR 1997 — present
Hands on Poetryand Write Away! various locations in the U.S.A.
… Hands on Poetry is designed for adults with an emphasis on process
… Write Away! is a poetry and fiction writing program designed for teens and children ages 10-12

ART DEPARTMENT HEAD Summer 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp Steamboat Springs, CO
… Responsible for all aspects of the art program including instructor supervision,
program planning and ordering supplies
… Instructed 6 week program for High School/College age students and 8 week for Junior High

CREATIVE WRITING INSTRUCTOR Summer 1998 & 1999
Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp Steamboat Springs, CO
… eight week program for ages 10-14

ART SCHOOL DIRECTOR 1993 — 1998
Arts for Kids San Francisco, CA
… sole creator of a visual arts school for children and teens
… managed and directed all facets of the program including: recruitment of instructors,
class development, budget, and marketing
… instructed drawing and mixed media

PUBLISHED WORKS

POETRY CHAPBOOK:
Into An Earlier World (24pp) Twin Rabbits Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2000

INDIVIDUAL POEMS:
"White Pelicans" Fresh Water Poems (Pudding House) forthcoming
"Fog-San Francisco" Stories from Where We Live (Milkweed) 2001
"Li Po", "Falcon" North Beach Journal 2000
"Moon Through An Infinite Screen" Lilliput Review 2000
"Forget It All"; "Fox"; "Night Sounds" Seedhouse 2000
"3 a.m. Yellow" Diner Anthology (Footsteps Press) 2000
"Evening Twilight Baudelaire" Weekly Alibi 1999
"If Love Takes Shape" Heal Your Soul, Heal the World (Andrews McMeel) 1998
"Strong Below Us" The Kerf 1998
"Life" Sirius Verse Anthology (Black Dog Press) 1997

AWARDS

Scholarship Recipient - ZYZZYVA Writers Workshop San Francisco, CA May 2000
Oakland Museum Writer in Residence - Finalist- The Oakland Museum Oakland, CA Spring1999
Poetry Project Grant - The Book Club of California San Francisco, CA May 1998
Three Month Writer/Artist's Residency - Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Taos, NM Winter 1997
One Month Poet's Residency - Vallecitos Retreat Vallecitos, NM September 1994

SELECTED PUBLIC READINGS & EXHIBITIONS

Poetry & Picture Prints: The Galley Gallery Steamboat Springs, CO Summer 2001
Gouache Poem-Paintings: Mendocino Bakery & Cafe Mendocino, CA Spring 2001
Featured Poet -Community Music Center San Francisco, CA January 2001
Poetry & Picture Prints: Chestnut Cafe San Francisco, CA Fall 1999 & Spring 2000
Poetry & Picture Prints: Sweet Inspirations San Francisco, CA May 1998
Travel Drawings: Chestnut Cafe San Francisco, CA February-May 1998
Travel Drawings: Cafe Francisco San Francisco, CA January 1998
Solo Reading -The Forked Tongue San Francisco, CA June 1997
Featured Poet - Ars Poetica KAZU Radio Pacific Grove, CA November 1997
Solo Reading - Washington Square Bar and Grill San Francisco, CA June 1996

LANGUAGES

English - native speaker with a degree in English Literature
Spanish - working knowledge
French - working knowledge

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