JUDITH R. ROBINSON is a visual artist, an editor, teacher, fiction writer and poet. A 1980 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she is listed in the Directory of American Poets and Writers. She has taught and conducted workshops for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Winchester-Thurston School, Allegheny Community College. She currently teaches poetry for Osher at Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Books
Buy a Ticket, 2022, Word Poetry; author
Speak, Speak, 2020, Cyberwit.net; editor
Carousel, 2017, Lummox Publishing; author
Innocent People, 2016, Amazon Ebook; author
When I Loved You, 2015, Finishing Line Press; author
The Blue Heart, 2013, Finishing Line Press; author
Orange Fire, 2012, Main Street Rag Publishing; author
Wayfarer, The Snow Falls Up, The Iceberg Sings: 3 volume series of the poetry of Margaret Menamin, 2010,2011, 2012 Main Street Rag, editor
Signatures, Vols. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 2001, 03, 06, 10, Osher at Carnegie Mellon University and Ring Road Press; poetry editor
Dinner Date, 2009, Finishing Line Press; author
The Brentwood Anthology, 2014 Lummox Press;co-editor w/Michael Wurster
Along These Rivers: poetry and photography from Pittsburgh, Quadrant Publishing, 2008; with Michael Wurster, co-editor
Only the Sea Keeps: Poetry of the Tsunami, 2005, Rupa Publishers, Inc. and 2005, Bayeux Arts; lead editor w/J. Bauer and S. Roy, assoc. eds.
The Beautiful Wife and Other Stories, 1996, Aegina Press; author
Living Inland, 1989, Bennington Press; editor
FICTION
Crying, Ageless Authors, 2019
1949: A True Story, TWJ Magazine, 9/2016
Final Acts of Grace, TWJ Magazine, 11/2015;
Boston, Fictional Café
Freedom, Rune, 2016
Poetry
most recent selected publications include:
Persimmon Tree, Spring 2024, Encounter
Voices Israel, 2024 Chapbook for Judith Weinstein, "haiku."
Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books, 2023
#378 Backstory of the Poem, Now I’m the the Sadness
USWorksheets, Volume 67, 2022; # 47, 12/2022
Littsburgh, Spring 2022
Rune, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019; 2016; 2014; 2013, 2012, 2011, 10, 09
Evening Street Press, #34, 2022
Blue Unicorn, Fall, 2022; Spring, 2020; Fall/2019; 8/18; 2/18; 2/17,6/15,6/13;7/2011; 10/2008; 4/2007; 6/2006;
Poetry Super Highway, Shoah issue, 2022
“Think of Rain”, Shaler Library Poem of the Day, April 14, 2021
Voices Israel, 2021, 2020, 2018, 17, 16, 15,14,13,12, 11, 10, 09,08; R.Rose Award,2017, 2015,12;
U.S.1 WORKSHEETS VOL. 1, 2020
Last Call Chinaski, Lummox Press, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1/27/19;12/16/17;2/4/17;3/12/16; 5/16/15; 4/3/14; 4/6/13; 11/13/10; 4/11/09; 3/29/03; 5/13/98; 1/13/96; 3/25/95;
Uppagus, Issue #42, 2020, 2019, 2017, 15, vols. 5 & 15, 2014, vol. 2, 2013
Jewish Literary Journal, April, 2019
Third Wednesday, Fall, 2017; Spring, 2017, 2016, 2014
The Ice Cream Poems, World Enough Writers, 2017
Pittsburgh Poetry Houses Issue 2.1 Randyland 7/17/16
Poet of the Week, 7/30-8/5/2018; Feb.27-Mar 5/17;Jan.18-24,16;June 1-7,2015; May 14-21,2012. www.poetrysuperhighway.com
Poems-For-All, 8/30/17, #1012;
Main Street Rag, 2012, Spring, 2016
Philadelphia Poets, 2018, 2016
California Quarterly, Spring, 2016, 2015; 2013, Vol.32, 2006; Vol.31, 2005;
Eye Contact, 2016, 2011, 10;
Pittsburgh Poetry Review, 2015
Rockhurst Review, 2015, 2010;
Lilipoh,#76, Summer, 2014
Lummox,2019,18,16,15,14,13;
House of Israel, Balboa Park, CA “Fused”exhibition, 6/2014
Wednesday Haiku,lilliputreview.blogspot.com 7/17/13; /11/2/11
TWP, www.thewritersplace.com, poetry award, 2012-13
Comstock Review, 2013;
PoetrySuperHighway.com, Shoah Issues, 2020, 2018-19; Top Ten Finalist, 2014,Yom Hashoah Issue, 4/2014, 4/2013;
We Were There, afterword to 4th edition, Osher-CMU, 2102-13
J Magazine, Issue 8, Fall, 2012
Judd’s Hill Poetry Collection www.judddshill.com, 2012
Poetica, 2012, 2010,2009,07,06,05,04,03; Poetica Chapbook Award,2011;
5AM, 2012, 2011, 2006, 2003;
The Poetry Ark, 2011, anthology
Five Poetry Journal, Nov. 2011
Main Street Rag, fall, 2010, 2008; ; the Minnow, 2009;
Brevities, June, 2008, December, 2007;
Along These Rivers, 2008
For New Orleans and Other Poems, anthology, October, 2007
Jane’s Stories, Drabble Competition, 1st Place, Autumn, 2007
Tapestries, anthology, 2007
www.writersalliance.net, November, 2006;
poetsforhumanity.org, January, 2005
TPQ Online, Fall, 2005; April, 2004
Pulp, 2004;
City Paper, 2004
*earlier publications in poetry and fiction on request
Art / poetry
The Numbers Keep Changing: Poetry and Paintings; Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, April 9 - June 24, 2019
Painting
Persimmon Tree, Winter 2023, Fall 2002, Summer 2022, Spring 2022
Uppagus, 2020
Adirondack Review, Winter 2017
Uppagus.com, Issue #27, February 2018
Uppagus.com, Issue #25, February 2017
Editorial
The Jewish Chronicle, June 2020
Literary Awards
2018: Pushcart Prize nomination by Blue Unicorn for “Feed Lots.”
2017: Reuben Rose International poetry Award/Voices Israel
2016: Reuben Rose International Poetry Award/Voices Israel
2015: Dec. Exemplars: Best Chapbook,”When I Loved You” Grace Cavalieri*
2015: Reuben Rose International Poetry Award/Voices Israel
2014: Reuben Rose International Poetry award/Voices Israel
2014: Poetry Super Highway Competition Top Ten
2014: Nov. Exemplars, Best Anthology: “Brentwood” Grace Cavalieri*
2012-13: The Writer’s Place(TWP)National Poetry Competition Award,1st
2011: Poetica Chapbook Competition, first runner-up
2011: Rueben Rose International Poetry Award/Voices israel
2010: The Poetry Ark Award
2006: Jane’s Stories Drabble Competition 1st place
2005: Benjamin Franklin Award, first runner-up for Only the Sea Keeps
2005: Skipping Stones Multicultural Award for Only the Sea Keeps
Essay
I Believe in Pittsburgh, thisibelieve.org/essay/115256, 2012
Selected Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/Carousel-Judith-R-Robinson/dp/1929878559
When I Loved You: City Paper, 6/07/2016, by Fred Shaw https://m.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/IssueArchives?issue=1933717
City Paper: Carousel, May 17, 2017, by Fred Shaw https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/judith-robinsons-carousel/Content?oid=2884405&media=AMP+HTML
Main Street Rag: Carousel, Summer 2017, by Terresa Haskew
http://www.fictionalcafe.com/2016/06/boston-by-judith-robinson/
http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/reviews-of-new-chapbooks-by-lori-jakiela-and-judith-robinson/Content?oid=1934022 Review of “When I Loved You.” Reviewer Fred Shaw
lummoxpress.com/lc/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Robinson-Carousel.jpg
amazon.com/Carousel-Judith-R-Robinson/dp/1929878559/ref=8-1&keywords=Carousel+Judith+r+Robinson
www.lummoxpress.com/lc/carousel/
http://hemingwayspoetryseries.blogspot.com/2017/10/
The Jewish Chronicle: Carousel, April 21, 2017, page 3,
https://www.bikepgh.org/message-board/topic/poems-on-biking
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pittsburgh-poetry-exchange-reading-robinson-romeo-sineni-larew-tickets-103968986036 May 15, 2020
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EeBZ86FgtI9HB3L-JPOK7Lv4Ck5BZpel
above is May 15, 2020 White Whale event
*Grace Cavalieri is editor of WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS; author of monthly EXEMPLARS OF POETRY; host of THE POET and the POEM, from the Library of Congress.
Attribution: Traveling The Lost Highway, James Deahl, 2019, Guernica: title, “Bells That Beat Against The Heart, taken from poem “Unbinding” in Orange Fire, JRR, Main Street Rag, 2012.
Art Exhibitions
Uppagus Issue #53, 2022;
Persimmon Tree Magazine, 11/02/22; 10/25/22; 8/24/22; 9/06/22;
A Room of Her Own AROHO, Spring, 2022
Art at the Square Café, Centre and Highland Aves. Pgh, Pa.
Artist of the month, September, 2021.
The Melaga Museum, 69 Market St. Brownsville, PA:
2016 National Juried Art Exhibition, Juror’s Award for WIKKAN KITCHEN.
Art at the Square Café, 1137 S. Braddock Ave. Pittsburgh, PA:
Artist of the month, July, 2017.
Art Exhibit at Ali Baba Restaurant, 404 S. Craig St. Pgh, Pa. September, 2017
Art Publication:
Rune, 2020;
Uppagus, issue 2020; issue #25, 2017
The Adirondack Review, Winter, 2017
Uppagus, issue #27, February 2018
Riggwelter Press, September, 2018
Riggwelter Press, January, 2019 “Germany”; October, 2019 “American Target”;
U. of Pgh Press, book cover for Even Then by Michael Wurster, May, 2019
Lummox Press, book covers for Carousel and The Brentwood Anthology
Finishing Line Press, book cover for When I Loved You by Judith R. Robinson
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, The Numbers Keep Changing,
Poems and Paintings, April 9, 2019 reading, thru June 24, exhibit.