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Dolinger, Abigail
Professor Emeritus
M.Ed.
Cambridge College
School of Undergraduate Studies
School Affiliation
School of Undergraduate Studies at the Springfield Regional Center
Academic Focus
Literature, Writing
Community Involvement
Advisory Board member for the Center For New Americans
Board member for 30 Poems In November
Courses Taught
- Exploring Our World Through Poetry
- Principles and Processes of Adult Learning
- Introduction To Philosophy
- Topics In Literature
- Critical Thinking
Education
B.A. Smith College, English literature, Philosophy
M.Ed. Cambridge College, Education
Hartford Seminary, post-graduate studies
Insight
“Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.”
Professional Experience
writer, poet
editor
educator
Awards & Recognitions
Recipient of the Rosemary Thomas Poetry Prize
Research & Publications
"Boat On A River" Gemini Magazine
"Dada" Monarch Review
"Sitting Shiva" Into the Teeth of The Wind
"Albero" & "Neversink" The Legendary
"On The Road North " Duct.org
"The Kitchen Table" Duct.org
"Out Of This Night" Duct.org
"Air-Breathing Life" Duct.org
"Butter Rock Cafe" Forge
"Late Night Eulogy..." Pearl
"Sitting Shiva" Brink Magazine
"The Blue Jay and Dove" Compass Rose
"Albero" & "Neversink" Sonora Review
"To The Lighthouse" Sanskrit
"Grasshopper Girl" Emerson Review
"Warriors" & "Butter Rock Cafe" 30 Poems In November
"Conversation After Her Death" Clarion Review
"Residing In The Body" Dos Passos Review
"Dark Night's Lull" Hawai'i Pacific Review
"Dayneau" Bluestem, formerly KARAMU, English Department at Eastern Illinois University
“The Little Beauties” Crack The Spine
Selected Presentations
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
30 Poems In November Gala
An Afternoon Of Poetry, Smith College
Center For New Americans
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- Academy Of American Poets
- Center For New Americans
- AFL-CIO
- National Council of Teachers of English
