Jennifer Lagier Fellguth, Ph.D., is an educator/librarian at Hartnell College in Salinas, California. Her work has been published in anthologies, journals and e-zines throughout the U.S. and Italy. Her books include Coyote Dream Cantos (Iota Press, 1992), Where We Grew Up (Small Poetry Press, 1999), Second-Class Citizen (Bordighera, Inc., 2000), The Mangia Syndrome (Pudding House Publications, 2005), and Fishing for Portents (Pudding House Publications, 2008). Jennifer was nominated for the 2012 Pushcard Poetry Prize for her poem "Fifties Flashback" which was published in Song of the San Joaquin.

Jennifer owes her Italian American heritage to her grandparents, Joseph and Clementina Peini. She has served as Area Coordinator for California Poets in the Schools and is a member of the Italian American Writers' Association and the Central Coast Writers Branch of the California Writers Club. She is also represents the residents of Marina and Northern Fort Ord as an elected member of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Board.

Education:

Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
Ed.S., Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
M.L.I.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., California State University, Stanislaus

Contact:
jfellguth@sbcglobal.net