John Farrell (poet)
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John Patrick Farrell was an American
poet and composer.
and pursued study of music from an early age. He has composed music and performed in numerous ensembles in Long Island. Farrell entered SUNY Fredonia School of Music in 1986 as a Music Theory and Film major. He later transferred to SUNY Geneseo to pursue music composition studies with James Willey
. Upon his graduation, Farrell remained semi-active in the New York Jazz scene as a bassist; performing with pianist Hyperion Knight http://www.parkerartists.com/NewPages/knight.html. J.P. Farrell is a member of the Songwriters Guild of America
and the American Federation of Musicians
.
. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota
in the MFA program for Creative Writing in 1999. It was there that he studied poetry with Ray Gonzalez
and won several awards for his poetry (including the ArtsWords Award in 2002) and has been published in numerous academic poetry journals. He is currently an active poet and music teacher in Boerne, Texas
. The publisher of the Atonal Poetry Review (launched in January 2010) and President/principal owner of Atonal Press. His most recent poem "Had Schumann Lived" was published in di-vêrse´-city (AIPF; 2010). He also served as Executive Director of the Guadalupe Valley Poetry Celebration.
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poet and composer.
Early life
J.P. Farrell was born in Glen Cove, New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and pursued study of music from an early age. He has composed music and performed in numerous ensembles in Long Island. Farrell entered SUNY Fredonia School of Music in 1986 as a Music Theory and Film major. He later transferred to SUNY Geneseo to pursue music composition studies with James Willey
James Willey
James Willey, , is a composer. He began composing at an early age and attended the Eastman School of Music, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1961, a master’s in 1963, and his Ph.D. in Music Theory and Composition in 1972...
. Upon his graduation, Farrell remained semi-active in the New York Jazz scene as a bassist; performing with pianist Hyperion Knight http://www.parkerartists.com/NewPages/knight.html. J.P. Farrell is a member of the Songwriters Guild of America
Songwriters Guild of America
The Songwriters Guild of America is an organization founded in 1931, to help "advance, promote, and benefit" the profession of songwriters. It was founded as the "Songwriters Protective Association" by Billy Rose, George M. Meyer and Edgar Leslie...
and the American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of Musicians
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada...
.
Literary career
Farrell moved to Minneapolis in 1994 and worked with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota OperaMinnesota Opera
The Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen...
. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in the MFA program for Creative Writing in 1999. It was there that he studied poetry with Ray Gonzalez
Ray Gonzalez
Ramón González Rivera, better know by his ring name Ray González, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler who has wrestled in Mexico, Japan, as well as with the XWF in the United States, and the World Wrestling Council along with the International Wrestling Association of Puerto Rico...
and won several awards for his poetry (including the ArtsWords Award in 2002) and has been published in numerous academic poetry journals. He is currently an active poet and music teacher in Boerne, Texas
Boerne, Texas
Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...
. The publisher of the Atonal Poetry Review (launched in January 2010) and President/principal owner of Atonal Press. His most recent poem "Had Schumann Lived" was published in di-vêrse´-city (AIPF; 2010). He also served as Executive Director of the Guadalupe Valley Poetry Celebration.
External links
- http://www.poemhunter.com/j-p-farrell/ Poetry Link.
- http://www.aipf.org/html/selections.php Austin International Poetry Festival (2009)
- http://www.weisman.umn.edu/education/artwords/student_authors.html University of Minnesota ArtWords (2002)
- http://www.geneseo.edu/CMS/display.php?dpt=sota SUNY Geneseo, School of the Arts.
- http://atonalpoetryreview.com Atonal Poetry Review
- http://atonalpress.org Atonal Press