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 The ''New England Review'' is an American quarterly literary magazine published by Middlebury College. It was established in 1978 by Sydney Lea and Jay Parini. From 1982 till 1990, the magazine was named ''New England Review & Bread Loaf Quart ...

'' (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 is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home on Ridge Road in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ...

museum and poetry center from 2006–2008. He has also toured extensively with theater companies including the world-renowned

Bread and Puppet Theater The Bread and Puppet Theater (often known simply as Bread & Puppet) is a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s, based in Glover, Vermont . The theater was co-founded by Elka and Peter Schumann. Peter is the artistic directo ...

, the Swiss ensemble , and the Flock Dance Troupe. In 2004, following the unexpected loss of a job, he wrote a "My Turn" feature for ''

Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis (businessman), Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print m ...

'' 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 is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1999. It produced its first titles in 2001, publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Originally located in Dorset, Vermont, the press has since moved to North Adams, Massachus ...

and teaches writing at the

Community College of Vermont The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is a community college in Vermont. It is Vermont's second largest college, serving 7,000 students each semester and is part of the Vermont State Colleges System. The college has 12 locations throughout Vermo ...

. He is a member of the

National Book Critics Circle The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is an American nonprofit organization ( 501(c)(3)) with more than 700 members. It is the professional association of American book review editors and critics, known primarily for the National Book Critics C ...

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 (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

, where he earned his B.A. He earned his M.F.A. from

Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a requisite course of study, work an on-campus ...

. 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)

References

External links

Author Website

Interview: Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer > July 17, 2009 > by Robert Lee Brewer

''Poets & Writers Directory'' > Jim Schley Listing

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