John S. O'Connor Mailing Address: 941 Oak St. Winnetka, IL 60093 County: Cook E-mail: oconnojo@newtrier.k12.il.us Phone: work: 847-784-6538 Genre: Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• Poetry--Poetry East, Willow Review, Penumbra, Spin, Modern Haiku, Tundra, Rhino.
• Prose--Shakespeare, English Journal, Magazine of History, Nota Bene, Illinois Schools Journal.
  

Book Publications:

• Wordplaygrounds:  NCTE Press, Urbana, IL 2004
• Room Full of Chairs, Deep North Press, Evanston, IL. 2000
• Evenings and Other Beginnings (CD of poems set to music), Secret Garden Records, Chicago, IL. 2001

Forthcoming Publications:

• WordPlaygrounds, NCTE Press, Champaigne-Urbana, IL. 2002

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Featured Speaker: NCTE National Conference, Indianapolis, IN, Nov., 2004
• Presented "Poetry and the Arts" at the IATE Conference in Oak Brook, IL
• 57th St. Books; The Bookstall at Chestnut Court
• Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Oak Brook, IL October 2004
• Featured Author, Phoenix Young Writers, Cicero, IL May, 2004
• Finalist, Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998
• 1st place, Ginza Haiku Contest, 1998
• Heinemann Family Foundation Grant 1997-99
• 2nd place, Mainichi Daily News (Tokyo) Contest, 1997
• 1st place, Penumbra Haiku Contest, 1996

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Featured on WBEZ's 848, National Poetry Month, Harold Washington Library
• Mayor's Office of Special Events; Quadrangle Club
• University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Arts Fest, City of Big Readers (CPL), Albany Park Branch

Recent Workshops:

• Led the Poetry Foundation's "Poetry Time" project with teachers from the Chicago Public Schools
  

Present Employment:

• New Trier High School

Preferred Audience:

• Middle school, high school, adults

Willing to travel:

• Yes