James Keane

Poet

Pompton Lakes , NJ

New Jersey US

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Author's Bio

James Keane resides in northern New Jersey with his wife and son and a shrinking menagerie of merry pets. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature at Georgetown University. His poems have appeared in the Tipton Poetry Journal, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, The Bond Street Review, Verse-Virtual, the Beechwood Review, the Indiana Voice Journal, WINK: Writers in the Know, and anthologies, notably Eating Her Wedding Dress: A Collection of Clothing Poems (Ragged Sky Press). He is the author of two poetry chapbooks: What Comes Next (2013) and Small Wonders (2022), both published by Finishing Line Press.

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:

What Comes Next (Finishing Line Press, 2013)

Journals:

Contemporary American Voices

Tipton Poetry Journal

Wilderness House Literary Review

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Novelists Bernard Malamud, Robert B. Parker, Graham Greene, Chris Buckley, J.K. Rowling (as Robert Galbraith), Ian Rankin, and Maeve Binchy, among others. Poets William Stafford, James Wright, Robert Lowell, Roland Flint, Denise Levertov, Kay Ryan, Catherine Doty, Gretna Wilkinson, and Natasha Trethewey, among others.

What I'm reading now:

I Never Thought of It That Way by Monica Guzmán

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Brooklyn, NY

New York

Raised in:

Montclair and Upper Montclair, NJ

New Jersey

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Last update: Feb 07, 2024