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janetpocorobba

she/her/hers | Writer, professor, direct an MFA | East Calais, VT, United States

Janet is a Professor of Creative Writing whose memoirs and essays have appeared in The Rumpus, Post Road, Harvard Review, River Teeth, and others. Her memoir, THE FOURTH STRING: A MEMOIR OF SENSEI AND ME was published by Stone Bridge Press in 2019. Janet directs the MFA in Visual & Literary Arts at Lesley University. She writes memoir, essays, narrative nonfiction, flash, and poetry. She has been professionally affiliated with AWP, IWWG, PEN, The Writers' Room of Boston, Post Road, and others.

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Print Publication · 2019-2026

The Co-op: A Love Story

A quirky Vermont tale of human beings trying to get along, in all their mess and glory. What is the cost of belonging (and do they take credit cards?)

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Education · 2019-present

The Book Whisperer

Working with writers to unearth their stories and voice.

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Education · 2026-present

MFA in Visual & Literary Arts

Just finished developing, and are now recruiting for, our new MFA at Lesley University. We are genre-agnostic and hybrid. Join us!

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