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Poetry on the Streets (POTS)
Created by Melanie Faranello in 2017 in Hartford, CT, Poetry on the Streets is an interactive exhibit designed to engaged pedestrians in urban areas in writing and painting an original poem based on a word chosen from a "jar of emotions."
Chosen as one of "14 community organizers who create equity in the face of inequity", as well as a Creative Community Fellow with National Arts Strategies.
Interview by Greater Hartford Arts Council: https://letsgoarts.org/improving-state-of-mind-an-interview-with-poetry-on-the-streets/
Grant from Pollination Project, based in Berkeley, CA: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/melanie-faranello-poetry-on-the-streets/
Teaching
ENGLISH/ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
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University of Chicago, Graham School of General Studies, The Writer's Studio, Novel Writing for Adults
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Composition, Reading, Writing
American Academy of Art, Chicago, Literature, Composition, Research, MFA, Artists in Literature
International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago, Composition
Katharine Gibbs College, NYC, Literature, Composition, Writing
Goodwin College, E. Hartford, Reading and Writing
ESL & INTERNATIONAL
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Parsons School of Design, ESL, NYC
MacCormac College, ESL, Chicago
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INTERAMERICANOS, Cuenca, ECUADOR
TEACHING ARTIST/CREATIVE WRITNG WORKSHOPS
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FICTION AND POETRY WORKSHOPS @
Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT, 2016- present, creative writing, fiction, poetry & StoryCorps workshops
Hartford Performs, Hartford Public Schools, 2018- present, visiting creative writing teacher
CT Office of the Arts, Directory of Teaching Artists
JCC of Greater Hartford, West Hartford, CT 2016, fiction workshops
Kingswood Oxford Summer Camp, West Hartford, CT, 2017, middle school creative writing camp
The Mark Twain House Writing Program, Hartford, CT, 2013/15, short story writing; fiction writing
Connecticut Humanities Council Grants: YWCA, “Words in Motion: A Creative Writing and Yoga Workshop for Teen Girls”, Hartford, CT, 2014, Girlcott Sponsor
Senior Voices: Poetry and Yoga Workshop for Seniors, FEDERATION SQUARE RESIDENCE, West Hartford, CT, 2013
StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL.2007-2010, short story, fiction workshops for adults
Gallery 37 After School Matters: “WORDS 37”, Manley High School, Chicago, IL
NYC Parks, Arts Enhanced After School Programs
Poetry Center of Chicago: “Hands on Stanza’s” Program
EDITORIAL + CURITORIAL
Syllable Reading Series: co-curate reading series, Hartford, CT
Make Magazine; a Chicago Literary Magazine, Fiction Reader
Sunday Salon Chicago: Founder of Chicago branch of reading series, co-curator and host
Independent Tutor: College + Grad Application Essays