About 

Lisa Bellamy writes poetry and short prose. She is a Writers Studio teacher and studied with Philip Schultz, the school's founder and director. She is the author of the collections Wonder Body (forthcoming 2027) and The Northway, and Nectar, a chapbook. A chapbook is forthcoming in 2026. She has received two Pushcart Prizes, a Pushcart Special Mention,  a Fugue Poetry Prize, and Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Special Mention. The U.N. Network on Migration featured her work in its 2022 multi-media exhibition. Bellamy graduated from Princeton and lives in New Jersey and the Adirondack Park with her spouse, photographer ​Peter Bellamy. She is a Tergar Meditation Community teacher training student, under Yongey Mingyur RInpoche's direction, and hopes to bring that work into her writing classes. Previously, she was a development researcher on the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church's staff, among other positions. 
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