Biography
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Professor Jim Brosnan started his educational career at a technical high school where for over 20 years he served as an English instructor, department chair, academic cluster supervisor, and academic/postsecondary coordinator. During this time, he earned a master’s degree in English at Bridgewater State University and a CAES and Ph.D. at Boston College.
Prior to teaching at JWU, he taught at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts, Notre Dame College in New Hampshire, and the University of New England in Maine. At JWU, Brosnan served as the Director of the Honors Program for 17 years and taught Professional Communications and Research Methods at the Graduate School for 10 years. He was also an advisor for Skills USA, coaching a Club Business Procedures team to second place in national competition. Since 1997, Brosnan has served as the advisor to the Weybosset Hill Writers, a student creative writing group, and The Maze, the university’s literary magazine. He also created the Technical Writing course at the university.
Brosnan is a published poet and short story writer whose first poetry and original photography collection, Nameless Roads, was traditionally published in 2019. He has had over 600 poems published in the United States, Ireland, Canada, Wales, India, Singapore, and the UK. Brosnan has given poetry readings in Massachusetts, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
He has served as the editor of The Leaflet, a 100+year old journal of the New England Association of Teachers of English, and was the editor of The Teacher As Writer from 2010-2020
Brosnan has been awarded two faculty fellowships for his poetry writing, the second of which focuses on geographic settings west of the Mississippi. The poems are based on his travel through thirty-nine states.
Outside of the university, Brosnan has chaired 19 evaluations for the New England Association of Schools & Colleges where he also served a three-year term as a Commissioner. He has also served on the executive board of the New England Association of Teachers of English (NEATE).
He has chaired the Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine) since 2004 and is a member of the Maine Poets Society, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, and the New Hampshire Writers Project. Brosnan has given academic workshops throughout New England, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey for NEATE, TYCA, NHTE, and ATEG (an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English).
Education
PhD, Boston College
Research/Evaluation
MEd, Bridgewater State University
English
BA, University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth
English
Winners Circle Award-Honorable Award
National Federation of State Poetry Sociiiiiieties
William Stafford Memorial Award-Honorable Mention
National Federation of Poetry Societies
Wyo Poets Award-Honorable Mention
National Federation of Poetry Societies
3rd Place Members-Only Contest
Maine Poets Society
Land of Enchantment Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Nevada Poetry Society Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
NFSPS Board Award–Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
The Virginia Corrie-Cozart Memorial Award Honorable Mention
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Wm Stafford Memorial Award -Honorable Mention
National Federation of Poetry Societies
Poetry Society of Vermont
Straw Dogs Writers Guild
Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine)
Maine Poets Society
Academy of American Poets
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
New England Poets Club
Brosnan, J. (September, 2026). Somewhere Else Daffodils are Blooming, Notes From Nebraska, Silent Hour, Where I Seldom Visit. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (August 15, 2026). Lost in Deep Thought. (Creative Work).
Eastport Arts Center Anthology.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2026). Outlined in Chalk. (Creative Work).
the Mountain Trowbadour.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 28, 2026). Weekend Festival. (Creative Work).
RI Bards Anthology.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 20, 2026). Nightly Conversation, Question Unanswered, Solitary Sites. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 4, 2026). Listening to Classic Rock, Driving to Durham, Under Dappled Shadows, Linering Love, Awaiting an Apricot Sunset, Cattails & Waterlilies. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (June 2, 2026). Landscape of Reminders, Omaha in February,Unforettable, Dreaming of You, Woodland Trails. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (May 29, 2026). Dear Zelda. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 17, 2026). Ocean Shades. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (March 26, 2026). Still Daydreaming, Meditation at Mountain Top, Under Winter’s Constellations, Weekend Festival, Topeka in January, Savoring the West, The Scent of Cherry, Near Moose Hill Orchard, Night Whispers, Remembered Moments. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (February 20, 2026). Writing at Midnight, Between Evening & Forever, Dreams of That Night, Pondering for a Moment, Wisps of Smoke, Expectations, Unrequited, Savoring Moments. (Creative Work).
Literary Yard.
Brosnan, J. (February 17, 2026). Cataloging Memories, The Ghost of Summer, Deep Obsessions. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (December 23, 2025). Mustering Words, Cold Shadows, If We Pretend, Enduring Memory. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (November 26, 2025). Lamenting Time. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (November 8, 2025). Under a Maine Cloudscape, Awaiting Your Touch, Those Summer Afternoons, Dreams of That Night. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 17, 2025). Dakota Heritage, 1892. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 3, 2025). Early Morning Conversation. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (August, 2025). 95 Miles to Wichita; Whispering as the World Pauses; Unfinished Phrases; Lost Again; Untangling Dreams. (Creative Work).
eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2, 2025). Words Left on Scattered Pages; Revealing Secrets; Recollecting Sacred Moments; Light of the Moon; Nocturnal Thoughts; Perhaps I Should Forget; Glimpses of You; Wandering the Corridors of My Mind. (Creative Work).
Literary Yard.
Brosnan, J. (June, 2025). Sebago, 1999; Broken Cracks in Sidewalks; Counting the Mileposts. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (May 27, 2025). Silence of Love. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2025). What We May Forget; Confession. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (March, 2025). The Distance of Desire, Elusive Memory, Etched in Pencil, A Dozen Years Ago. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 24, 2025). Glimmer of Slate. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (December 29, 2024). Pastel Moments, Dreaming About You, Lost in Thought. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (November, 2024). Long Distance Driving. (Book).
Ochre Leaf PressUS.
Brosnan, J. (November 1, 2024). Seasonal Daydream, December Memory, Blank Moments. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 18, 2024). Afternoon Siesta. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (August 12, 2024). Where Do We Begin? Stuck on Play, Neglected Dream. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 26, 2024). Hudson River, 1903. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review, July 26.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 7, 2024). Music of Silence, Lack of Urgency. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (June 26, 2024). Front Porch Dreams, Journey, Memories of Those We Kissed, Under Colorado Skies, I-70 Near Salina, Dawn Watch, Forever Daydreaming, Autumn Secret. (Creative Work).
Literary Yard, June 26.
Brosnan, J. (June 14, 2024). Harvesting Silence. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review, June 14.
Brosnan, J. (May 3, 2024). Wings Over Moosehead. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 29, 2024). Vantage Point: Niagara Falls Poetry Project. (Creative Work).
8 Abbott Park Place
Brosnan, J. (March, 2024). Arbor of Vacant Memories, Nights Without a Plan, Under Fading April Light, Reminscing Mile-High Walks. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (March, 2024). Lost in Dreams, Captured Moments, Spring in Newington. (Creative Work).
The Wild Word.
Brosnan, J. (March 8, 2024). Sahara Trade Route. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (February, 2024). Near Elkhart. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2024). Long Distance Driving. (Book).
Ochre Leaf Press, 1st edition.
Brosnan, J. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2024). When Do You Stop Asking, Mental Exercises. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (November, 2023). Wandering the Tetons, For the First Time, Hardly National News. (Creative Work).
Eunoia REview.
Brosnan, J. (November 17, 2023). Cordelia’s Recollections. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (November 3, 2023). Victory Celebration. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 20, 2023). Vantage Point. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (September 22, 2023). Carthage Wedding, 46 BC. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (August, 2023). Exit 36, In the Shadow of Secrets, Love Letter, Uneasy Intervals. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2023). Swatch of Memory. (Creative Work).
Stanza, 31(#2).
www.maine poets society.com
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2023). West of Cedar Rapids. (Creative Work).
Eunoia Review.
Brosnan, J. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 14, 2023). Hours After a Watermelon Sunrise. (Creative Work).
Ekphrastic Review.
Brosnan, J. (June, 2023). Welcoming an Iowa Morning. (Creative Work).
National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
Brosnan, J. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 14, 2023). April Hike, Longing for Spring, Treasured Moments, 1957, Beachscapes, Firestorm, & Unmailed Letter. (Creative Work).
Literary Yard.
Brosnan, J. (2019). Nameless Roads. (Book).
Nameless Roads, 1st Edition.
drjimbrosnan,com
85th Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “What Triggers Our Memory,” Ocean Park Association, Old Orchard Beach, ME, United States. (August 7, 2026).
85th Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “Ocean Sounds: The Use of Sensory Images in Poetry,” Ocean Park Association, Old Orchard Beach, ME, United States. (August 6, 2026).
85th Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “The Importance of Setting as a Character,” Ocean Park Association, Old Orchard Beach, ME, United States. (August 3, 2026).
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “Planning a Story Setting,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 8, 2025).
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine), “Envisioning the Beach in Winter,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 7, 2025).
84th Writers Conference at Ocean Park (Maine), “Creating Stories From a Photo,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME. (August 4, 2025).
Maine Poets Society Semi-annual Meeting, “Creating Memories Through Persona Poems,” Maine Poets Society, Gardiner, ME, United States. (May 10, 2025).
“Poetry Cafe,” Middleboro Public Library, Middleboro, MA, United States. (April 10, 2025).
“Poetry Reading & Photography Display,” Swansea Historical Society, Swansea, MA, United States. (April 6, 2025).
TYCA Northeast 2024 Conference, “Using Poetry to Create Composition Assignments,” Two-Year College English Association, Providence, RI. (October 12, 2024).
83rd Writers Conference t Ocean Park, “Creating Believable Characters,” Ocean Park AssociationPorter Hall, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 9, 2024).
83rd Writer Conference at Ocean Park, “Creating Memories in Poetry,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 8, 2024).
83rd Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “The Elements of Setting,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 5, 2024).
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “Listening to the Ocean Muse,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 11, 2023).
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “Beach Inspirational Poetry,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 10, 2023).
82nd Writers Conference at Ocean Park, “Examining Point of View,” Ocean Park Association, Ocean Park, ME, United States. (August 7, 2023).