James G Brosnan
Professor College of Arts & Sciences English Providence
Biography and Expertise
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Professor Jim Brosnan started his educational career at a technical high school where for over 20 years he served as an English instructor, department chair, academic cluster supervisor, and academic/postsecondary coordinator. During this time, he earned a master’s degree in English at Bridgewater State University and a CAES and Ph.D. at Boston College.
Prior to teaching at JWU, he taught at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts, Notre Dame College in New Hampshire, and the University of New England in Maine. At JWU, Brosnan served as the Director of the Honors Program for 17 years and taught Professional Communications and Research Methods at the Graduate School for 10 years. He was also an advisor for Skills USA, coaching a Club Business Procedures team to second place in national competition. Since 1997, Brosnan has served as the advisor to the Weybosset Hill Writers, a student creative writing group, and The Maze, the university’s literary magazine. He also created the Technical Writing course at the university.
Brosnan is a published poet and short story writer whose first poetry and original photography collection, Nameless Roads, was traditionally published in 2019. He has had over 600 poems published in the United States, Ireland, Canada, Wales, India, Singapore, and the UK. Brosnan has given poetry readings in Massachusetts, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
He has served as the editor of The Leaflet, a 100+year old journal of the New England Association of Teachers of English, and was the editor of The Teacher As Writer from 2010-2020
Brosnan has been awarded two faculty fellowships for his poetry writing, the second of which focuses on geographic settings west of the Mississippi. The poems are based on his travel through thirty-nine states.
Outside of the university, Brosnan has chaired 19 evaluations for the New England Association of Schools & Colleges where he also served a three-year term as a Commissioner. He has also served on the executive board of the New England Association of Teachers of English (NEATE).
He has chaired the Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine) since 2004 and is a member of the Maine Poets Society, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, and the New Hampshire Writers Project. Brosnan has given academic workshops throughout New England, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey for NEATE, TYCA, NHTE, and ATEG (an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English).
Education
PhD
Boston College
MEd
Bridgewater State University
BA
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth
Land of Enchantment Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Nevada Poetry Society Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
NFSPS Board Award–Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
The Virginia Corrie-Cozart Memorial Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Wm Stafford Memorial Award -Honorable Mention
National Federation of Poetry Societies
Poetry Society of Vermont
Straw Dogs Writers Guild
Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine)
Maine Poets Society
Academy of American Poets
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
New England Poets Club
Brosnan, J.
Still Daydreaming, Meditation at Mountain Top, Under Winter’s Constellations, Weekend Festival, Topeka in January, Savoring the West, The Scent of Cherry, Near Moose Hill Orchard, Night Whispers, Remembered Moments
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Writing at Midnight, Between Evening & Forever, Dreams of That Night, Pondering for a Moment, Wisps of Smoke, Expectations, Unrequited, Savoring Moments
Literary Yard
Brosnan, J.
Cataloging Memories, The Ghost of Summer, Deep Obsessions
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Mustering Words, Cold Shadows, If We Pretend, Enduring Memory
Eunoia Review
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Lamenting Time
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
Under a Maine Cloudscape, Awaiting Your Touch, Those Summer Afternoons, Dreams of That Night
Eunoia Review
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Dakota Heritage, 1892
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
Early Morning Conversation
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
95 Miles to Wichita; Whispering as the World Pauses; Unfinished Phrases; Lost Again; Untangling Dreams
eunoia Review
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Words Left on Scattered Pages; Revealing Secrets; Recollecting Sacred Moments; Light of the Moon; Nocturnal Thoughts; Perhaps I Should Forget; Glimpses of You; Wandering the Corridors of My Mind
Literary Yard
Brosnan, J.
Sebago, 1999; Broken Cracks in Sidewalks; Counting the Mileposts
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Silence of Love
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
What We May Forget; Confession
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
The Distance of Desire, Elusive Memory, Etched in Pencil, A Dozen Years Ago
Eunoia Review
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Glimmer of Slate
Ekphrastic Review
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Pastel Moments, Dreaming About You, Lost in Thought
Eunoia Review
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Long Distance Driving
Ochre Leaf PressUS
Brosnan, J.
Seasonal Daydream, December Memory, Blank Moments
Eunoia Review
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Afternoon Siesta
Ekphrastic Review
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Where Do We Begin? Stuck on Play, Neglected Dream
Eunoia Review
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Hudson River, 1903
Ekphrastic Review
July 26
Brosnan, J.
Music of Silence, Lack of Urgency
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Front Porch Dreams, Journey, Memories of Those We Kissed, Under Colorado Skies, I-70 Near Salina, Dawn Watch, Forever Daydreaming, Autumn Secret
Literary Yard
June 26
Brosnan, J.
Harvesting Silence
Ekphrastic Review
June 14
Brosnan, J.
Wings Over Moosehead
Ekphrastic Review
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Vantage Point
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Arbor of Vacant Memories, Nights Without a Plan, Under Fading April Light, Reminscing Mile-High Walks
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Lost in Dreams, Captured Moments, Spring in Newington
The Wild Word
Brosnan, J.
Sahara Trade Route
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
Near Elkhart
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Long Distance Driving
Ochre Leaf Press
1st edition
Brosnan, J.
When Do You Stop Asking, Mental Exercises
Eunoia Review
Brosnan, J.
Wandering the Tetons, For the First Time, Hardly National News
Eunoia REview
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Cordelia’s Recollections
Ekphrastic Review
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Victory Celebration
Ekphrastic Review
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Vantage Point
Ekphrastic Review
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Carthage Wedding, 46 BC
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
Exit 36, In the Shadow of Secrets, Love Letter, Uneasy Intervals
Eunoia Review
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Swatch of Memory
Stanza
31
#2
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West of Cedar Rapids
Eunoia Review
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Hours After a Watermelon Sunrise
Ekphrastic Review
Brosnan, J.
Welcoming an Iowa Morning
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Brosnan, J.
April Hike, Longing for Spring, Treasured Moments, 1957, Beachscapes, Firestorm, & Unmailed Letter
Literary Yard
Brosnan, J.
Nameless Roads
Nameless Roads
1st Edition
Planning a Story Setting
Oral Presentation
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Envisioning the Beach in Winter
Oral Presentation
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine)
Ocean Park Association
Ocean Park Beach
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Creating Stories From a Photo
Oral Presentation
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine)
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
Creating Memories Through Persona Poems
Oral Presentation
Maine Poets Society Semi-annual Meeting
Maine Poets Society
Grace Episcopal Church
Gardiner
ME
United States
Poetry Cafe
Reading of Creative Work/Performance
Middleboro Public Library
Middleboro Public Library
Middleboro
MA
United States
Poetry Reading & Photography Display
Reading of Creative Work/Performance
Swansea Historical Society
Swansea Community Center
Swansea
MA
United States
Using Poetry to Create Composition Assignments
Lecture
TYCA Northeast 2024 Conference
Two-Year College English Association
Omni Hotel
Providence
RI
Creating Believable Characters
Lecture
83rd Writers Conference t Ocean Park
Ocean Park AssociationPorter Hall
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Creating Memories in Poetry
Lecture
83rd Writer Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
The Elements of Setting
Lecture
83rd Writers Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Listening to the Ocean Muse
Oral Presentation
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Beach Inspirational Poetry
Oral Presentation
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States
Examining Point of View
Oral Presentation
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
ME
United States