J. T. Barbarese, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Temple University), teaches English and Creative Writing at Rutgers-Camden. Dr. Barbarese is the author of  four books of poetry, most recently The Black Beach, winner of the Vassar Miller Prize (University of North Texas Press, 2005), and a translation of  Euripides' The Children of Herakles (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999).  His poems, short fiction, translations, reviews and critical writings have appeared in a wide range of magazines and journals. During the 2004-05 academic year he was a fellow of the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis researching the presence of female archetypes in Children's Literature.

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>>> Read a selections of his poems related to childhood.

J. T. Barbarese participates in a range of community events, such as the monthly Rutgers-Camden Cappuccino Academy at Barnes & Noble, where he led a discussion on "Harry Potter: Good Literature or Just Good Fun?" He also facilitated discussions about the Harry Potter phenomenon for the Friends of Faculty of Art and Sciences (FAS) Book Club on the Rutgers-Camden campus.

	Professor Barbarese was asked to give his expert advice on how Harry Potter books impact children's reading habits. The program aired on MSNBC (June 20, 2003) in conjunction with "Harry Potter Madness" surrounding the fifth Harry Potter book.
	J. T. Barbarese was invited to talk about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on WHYY Radio Times. The program was aired on Nov 19, 2001. WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane via REAL PLAYER.

J. T. Barbarese also was interviewed by KYW Radio and the Newark Star Ledger.

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J. T. Barbarese is the author of four books of original poetry, most recently A Very Small World (Orchises, 2005) and The Black Beach (University of North Texas, 2005), awarded the Vassar Miller Prize. He is also a translator, his version of Euripides' Children of Herakles (1999) appearing in the University of Pennsylvania's Greek Drama in Translation Series His poems have appeared widely, including in The Atlantic, Boulevard, The Georgia Review, and Poetry. He has also published fiction (Story Quarterly, Narrative), journalism, literary version and traditional scholarship in Sewanee Review, The Journal of Modern Literature, and The Columbia Encyclopedia of American Poetry. He was twice (1990 and 1994) the recipient of poetry fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. His particular areas of interest are in Children's Literature and its roots in British Romanticism and in the presence and power of female archetypes, and in 2004-05 was a participant in a year-long seminar offered by the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis entitled "The Gendering of Children."

1990 Poetry fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
1994 Poetry fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
2004 Vassar Miller Prize