Julia Blumenreich received her Masters in poetry in 1986. Her thesis was titled Who’s Who. Her poems have been published in a number of journals including o.blek, Central Park, Aerial, and Chain. Her books include Meeting Tessie (Singing Horse Press) and Artificial Memory (Leave Books). A recipient of a Pennsylvania Arts Council Fellowship for her poetry, Julia has read her work widely at a varietry of venues, including Temple and Brown Universities, The Cleveland New Music Festival, and Small Press Distribution in San Francisco. Julia worked for a number of years as a poet-in-the-schools before becoming a fourth grade teacher - first for eight years in West Philadelphia and currently at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington. She received a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award in 2000.