Jeanne Marie Beaumont

Born: 15 June 1954

Jeanne Marie Beaumont grew up on a farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She received her BA from Hamilton College and her MFA from Vermont College. Her poems and stories have a appeared in my literary journals and anthologies including Agni, Ploughshares, and Best American Poetry. The recipient of two Ohio Arts Council grants, she is the author of many books including Miss August (CavanKerry Press 2017), The Book of Orgasms, Southern Comfort (CavanKerry Press 2009), and Why God Is a Woman. (Source)

Poems by Jeanne Marie Beaumont

Afraid So by Jeanne Marie Beaumont

April 24, 2021

"Am I responsible for these charges? / Are you contagious? / Will we have to wait long?" – Jeanne Marie Beaumont