christine e. hamm . poet . painter . professor

(Art Sites: skeletonjane . . . . . wolvesnwool ) Christine E. Hamm , queer English Professor, social worker and student of Ecopoetics, has a PhD in English, and lives in New Jersey. She recently won the Tenth Gate prize from Word Works for her manuscript, Gorilla. Her work has been featured in North American Review, Nat Brut, Painted Bride Quarterly and many others. She has published six chapbooks, and several books -- including Saints & Cannibals, about which Cynthia Cruz said, "Joyfully acrobatic is her language and the wonderful jumps she makes. Hers is a voice we have been waiting for." & & & & & For decades, Dr. Hamm has taught college English (literature, poetry and composition) to different types of learners (including developmental, at-risk, second language, international and heritage). She specializes in freshmen and advanced composition, and, most recently, taught English for post-high school, pre-college, and at-risk freshmen. In