Allison Seay
Assistant Professor
English Department
Lynchburg College
Hopwood 304B
434/544-8386
Seay.A@lynchburg.edu
Experience
2009-Present, Lynchburg College, Assistant Professor
2005-2009, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Lecturer, Assistant Director, MFA Writing Program
Education
M.F.A., Poetry - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
B. A. English - Mary Washington College
Professional/Research Interests
Poetry
Selected Work in Periodicals:
"Found Love Poem (1)," Poetry East. Issue 62/63, Fall 2009
"Found Love Poem (2)," Poetry East. Issue 62/63, Fall 2009
"Portrait of the Bride, or, The Art of the Story," Poetry East. Issue 62/63, Fall 2009
"First House Elegy," Crazyhorse. Number 73, Spring 2008
"Train Dream Recovery," Crazyhorse. Number 73, Spring 2008
"Letter to the Artist: Mothers and Daughters or, Lily Briscoe, Painting," The Southern Review. Winter 2008
"Runaway Bride," The Southern Review. Winter 2008
"Runaway Bride," reprinted on Verse Daily, (versedaily.org). January 2008
"Fever," Pleiades. Vol. 27. No. 1. Winter 2007
"The Rescue," Pleiades. Vol. 27. No. 1. Winter 2007
"House Fire," Blue Mesa Review. No. 18. Fall 2006
"House Fire," reprinted on Born Magazine, (bornmagazine.org). March 2008
"Late Apology," Harvard Review. No. 31. Fall 2006
"Affair," Mississippi Review. Vol. 34, No. 3. Fall 2006
"After the Airport Delay," Mississippi Review. Vol. 34, No. 3. Fall 2006
"Time of Need," Mid-American Review. Vol. XXVI. No. 2. Spring 2006
"Do You Want To?" The Hollins Critic. Vol. XLIII, No. 2 April 2006
Essays and Reviews
"Nevertheless There: Christine Garren's Invisible Form", critical essay, The Hollins Critic, April 2009
Van Prooyen, Laura. Inkblot and Altar, review, Blackbird. Fall 2007
Editorial Work
Poetry Editor, The Greensboro Review, 2003-2009
Associate Editor, The Greensboro Review, 2005-2009
Contributing Editor, The Hollins Critic, 2008-present
Associate Editor, Spring Garden Press, 2007-present
Courses taught
Introductory and Intermediate poetry workshops, Introduction to Poetry, Introduction to Literature, Composition, Introduction to the Research Paper, Literary Texts and Contexts
Personal Information
I am thrilled to teach at Lynchburg College this year. I am at work on my first book manuscript, a collection of poems, and devote as much time as I can to reading, writing, and my study of the craft. I also love taking my dog to any swimming hole I can find, like to sit on porches, and am a beginning clogger.