Jennifer (JL) Williams
Telephone:
07976 504 608Email:
jlwpoetry@gmail.comWebsite:
www.jlwilliamspoetry.co.ukBRAW network:
noLL funded:
yesBiography:
JL Williams studied at Wellesley College and on the MLitt in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. She has been published in journals including Poetry Wales, Shearsman, Fulcrum, Northwords Now and Stand. Since moving to Edinburgh in 2001 she has been active both as a writer and in the performing arts as a director and producer. She was awarded a grant from the Scottish Arts Council for a collaboration entitled chiaroscuro pentimenti with composer Martin Parker and artist Anna Chapman, a grant to travel to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts to perform with the musician/composer James Iremonger, and an Edwin Morgan Travel Bursary to write a collection of poetry on the Aeolian Isles inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses. About writer's work:
Work in progress includes a collection about love in war and a collaborative novel by three authors in three voices (each in a different person i.e. first, second, third) speaking from within one body that has just undergone a heart transplant. JL Williams’ first collection of poetry, Condition of Fire, was published by Shearsman Books in February 2011. About writer's events and projects:
I am available to give readings and to run residencies and workshops on a variety of poetic forms (including haiku, sestinas, concrete and abstract poetries and free verse). As Writer in Residence at the Words Expo at the Mitchell Library I ran a workshop focusing on narrative in poetry and can use this or other starting points (including classical myths and stories) to help new writers get started with poetry or to help more experienced poets find new ways to explore familiar territory and to restart their creative engines when they feel run down. I can tailor sessions to meet the needs of the writers or curricula involved and am happy to consider working collaboratively on projects with other writers and teaching professionals. I am also the Literary Officer at the Traverse Theatre and am happy to work in themes of plays and performance.Language:
EnglishAge groups:
Teens, Adults