POET TEACHER ACTIVIST

For Janlori Goldman, poetry is a profound and unceasing exploration of the human condition.

Her first collection, Bread from a Stranger's Oven, was chosen by Laure-Anne Bosselaar for the 2016 White Pine Press Poetry Prize. Gerald Stern chose her poem “At the Cubbyhole Bar” for the Raynes Poetry Prize. 

Janlori’s book reviews and essays on art and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including The Poetry in Barbara Hammer’s Films, published in January 2018

Her second book, My Antarctica, was published by Finishing Line Press (2022).  Janlori’s poetry is published in The Cortland Review, Rattle, Beloit Poetry Journal, Connotation Press, Calyx, Gertrude, The Sow’s Ear, Contrary, Naugatuck River Review, The Stillwater Review, WORDPEACE, Rhino, and Split This Rock.

Janlori works at the Center for Justice, and teaches social justice, literature, and writing.  She volunteers as a writing mentor at MSK Cancer Center.