April Bernard

April Bernard is a Professor at Skidmore College, specializing in poetry writing, literary analysis, and cross-genre studies. Her roles include teaching courses such as Introduction to Poetry, Shakespeare's Poetics, and advanced writing workshops.

• B.A. in English from Harvard University
• Active faculty member with no indication of retirement or part-time status

Research Interests span Shakespearean poetics, devotional poetry, 20th-century American verse, and intersections between literature and film noir. She has explored colonial/post-colonial narratives and cross-genre experimentation in her creative practice.

Publications include notable works like Romanticism (W.W. Norton, 2009), Miss Fuller (Steerforth, 2012), and contributions to major anthologies. Her writing appears in prestigious venues such as The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and The Paris Review.

Scientific and Literary Awards feature the Guggenheim Foundation Award in Poetry (2003-2004), the Walt Whitman Award (1988), and multiple residencies at Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony.