Jeannine Hall Gailey

Jeannine Hall Gailey (born in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American poet. She has published five books of poetry. Her work focuses on pop culture, science and science fiction, fairy tales, and mythology.

She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, master's degree from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University.

In 2012, Gailey was appointed to the position of Poet Laureate of Redmond, Washington. She was also selected as a member of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program. She previously taught at National University (California) and was on the core faculty of the Centrum Young Artists Project in Port Townsend, Washington.

Gailey has published five books of poetry: Field Guide to the End of the World (Moon City Press, 2016), The Robot Scientist's Daughter (Mayapple Press, 2015), Unexplained Fevers (New Binary Press, 2013), She Returns to the Floating World (Kitsune Books, 2011), and Becoming the Villainess (Steel Toe Books, 2006). Her work addresses feminist issues of power in mythology and comic book cultures, turning fairy tale stepmothers into empathetic characters, and holding up a mirror to contemporary American culture's images of powerful women. Gailey's second full-length book of poetry, She Returns to the Floating World, deals with feminine transformations in the personae of characters from Japanese folk tales, anime, and manga. The Robot Scientist's Daughter deals more with ecological issues, with a specific focus on the potential dangers of the nuclear industry, set against the backdrop of growing up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Her most recent book, Field Guide to the End of the World, "delivers a whimsical look at our culture’s obsession with apocalypse as well as a thoughtful reflection on our resources in the face of disasters both large and small, personal and public."

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