Dr. Phil Terman
DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Ph.d English, Ohio State University, 1988
- M.A. English, Ohio University, 1980
- B.A. English, Ohio University, 1976
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PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT
- Creative Writing
- Literature and Culture of the 1960s
- The Bible as Literature
- World Literature
- American Literature
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Poetry
- Jewish studies
- Creative non-fiction
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
- "Our Portion: New and Selected Poems," Autumn House Press, 2015
- "My Dear Friend Kafka," Selected Poems, translated into Arabic by Saleh Razzouk, Nimwa Press, Syria
- "The Four Seasons," hand-sewn book in collaboration with artist and bookbinder
- Poems in many journal and anthologies: "Poetry Magazine," "The Sun Magazine," "99 Poems for the 99 Percent," the Jewish Book Council, "Image Literary Journal," New Voice Project, Focusing on Moral Lessons on the Holocaust Through the Arts, and others.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Employee of the Year, 2019-2020
- The Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poetry on the Jewish Experience
- Judah Magnes Award for Poems on the Jewish Experience
- My poetry books have been reviewed in many journals and newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post, Poetry Magazine, Tikkun Magazine, The Pittsburgh City Paper, The Laurel Review, The Forward, The Oil City Derrick, and others.
- Poems read by Garrison Keillor on Writer's Almanac (June 17, 2015 and September 18, 2015)
- The Silence Flowering It Birdsong: A Song Cycle for piano, tenor and keyboard, Poetry by Philip Terman, Music by Brent Register. (Published by Jeane-Inc Company)
- Poetry-Jazz: I perform poetry with the Jazz Band Catro. We've performed dozens of times over the last 10 years at many venues, including Linoln Hall in Foxburg, PACA in Erie, PA, Grove City College
- I have done several hundred poetry readings at universities and community centers throughout the country.
Current professional Associations
- Associated Writing Programs
- Modern Language Association
community service
- Advisor, Tobeco Literary Arts Journal
- Chair, the Spoken Arts Reading Series
- Director, The Bridge Literary Center
ADDITIONAL Information
www.philipterman.com