Karen Weyant

Department: English
Primary campus: Jamestown
Location: SHEL 209
Phone: 716.338.1156

Associate Professor

I am a firm believer in the power of writing. Here at Jamestown Community College, I teach a variety of writing classes where I hope students can feel empowered by improving their writing skills at all levels. While I occasionally teach literature classes, I usually focus on writing, and have taught a range of classes which focus on different styles and types of writing.

Besides teaching, I am a writer myself. I primarily write poetry, and my poems have been published in numerous publications, which are listed below. My first chapbook, "Stealing Dust," was required reading at Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Bloomsburg University. My second chapbook, "Wearing Heels in the Rust Belt," was the winner of Main Street Rag's 2011 chapbook contest.

I have been awarded with a poetry fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. I have also been honored with the President's Award for Excellence, and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Favorite Quote: "What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open." Muriel Rukeyser

Education:

M.A. English, Clarion University
B.A. English Literature, University of Pittsburgh

Academic Interests:

Contemporary poetry
Developmental writing
Gothic literature
Rhetoric and composition
Working-class studies

Publications:

My poetry has been published in 5 AM, Barn Owl Review, Cave Wall, Coal Hill Review, Cold Mountain Review, Copper Nickel, Flyway, Fourth River, Harpur Palate, Lake Effect, River Styx, Slipstream, Spillway, and The Tusculum Review.
I also have two published chapbooks, titled: "Stealing Dust," and "Wearing Heels in the Rust Belt."
When I am not teaching or writing, I blog at: www.thescrapperpoet.wordpress.com.

Karen Weyant

Associate Professor

Courses teaching

Spring 2025

Summer 2025

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