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    Streetlight Sonata

    By JR Simons

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    About this ebook

    A chapbook of poetry by Ohio poet and playwright, J. R. Simons.

    This book was the 2nd Place winner in the Poetry category in the Sharp Writ Book Awards for 2011 and a Finalist in the Poetry category for the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJR Simons
    Release dateJul 7, 2011
    ISBN9781465978547
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    Streetlight Sonata
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    JR Simons

    J. R. Simons earned his BFA and MA in Theatre from Kent State University and his MFA in Creative Writing at Ashland University. He has worked as a photo retailer and one-hour lab manager, a substitute teacher, a stagehand, an Inside Sales Representative and Department Manager for Vincent Lighting Systems and the Technical Director for Ashland University. He has taught English Composition, Theatre, and Dramatic Literature at Lorain County Community College, Terra State Community College, and Lakeland Community College in Ohio.He has directed high school and community theatre productions for Avon High School, Lorain County Community College, Elyria High School, Amherst Steele High School, Elyria Summer Theatre, Lorain County Children’s Pioneer Theatre, Aurora Community Theatre, Huntington Playhouse, Strongsville Community Theatre, Kent Stage Players, and Sandstone Summer Theatre. J. R. is a former State Board member for the Ohio Educational Theatre Association.J. R. has been married to his wonderful wife, Kim, since 1990. They are the proud parents of three children: Kelsey, Will, and Hayley, and the proud owners of two dogs: Murphy and Watson.His poems have been published in Graffiti, the monthly newsletter of Cleveland Area Mensa, of which he is a member, Apotheosis, the electronic journal of The Poetic Genius Society, and Common Threads, the semi-annual journal of the Ohio Poetry Association, and in the collection BuzzKill from Night Ballet Press.

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