About

Glendal Wallace- Poet, Educator, Writing Workshop Presenter

Glendal Wallace is the author of three books of poetry, The Words We Wear, her newest book. Jewels of Fillmore is her second poetry collection and Unconnected Thoughts is her first collection. Her work has appeared in various anthologies and professional journals. An educator for over 35 years, her passion is to encourage, instill and inspire others to release the hidden creativity within.

What inspires me? Life inspires me. From the simple to the complex. Whether it’s the tranquil effort of running water along the slopes of a river brook or the malevolent stench of a raw injustice felt by another human being…I am inspired to react…to feel…to write.

Why I write? I write to release my unconnected thoughts. I write to release my creative expressions of how life tastes…whether it is a sweet, sensual pleasure or a bitter, bland grief—I release it.

What has writing taught me? Writing has taught me that thoughts are powerful. Thoughts feed us. Loving thoughts inspire us, make us feel accepted and enriched with the world. Fearful thoughts degrade us, plunder our power.

RENEW AND RELEASE

Background and Experience

  • Retired public school and college educator–39+years, ELA/ Special Education Department Head.
  • Purdue University B.A.- Journalism, English.
  • Purdue University M.S. – Education, Instructional Design.
  • Administrative Licensure program- University of Missouri- Columbia, Missouri
    Retired board member and Poet-Educator, St. Louis Poetry Center–10 years.
  • Grant Writer, “Improving School Readiness for Early Learning Students.” Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington.
  • Certified Mentor Teacher, English and Language Arts: Indiana State University.
  • Teacher-training workshop Presenter–17 years.
  • Creative Writing Workshop Presenter, 7th Annual National Gateway Conference, Keystone, Colorado.
  • Workshop Presenter, Heinemann Professional Development, Read-Write-Talk Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • Wellness, Mind, Body & Spirit Women’s Conference-Workshop Presenter, Edmond’s Community College-Lynnwood, Washington.
  • Journalism Education Association- National Conference Journalism Workshop Trainer, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Haraka Writers Workshop Coordinator, Purdue University–4 years.

Awards

  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
  • Indiana University Gretchen Kemp Fellow- Journalism Bloomington, Indiana.
  • University of Washington- Teaching Tolerance Institute Conference Participant, Seattle, Washington.