Cybele Z.

“ I have been an adjunct Professor of Writing, Literature, Poetry and Shakespeare at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and the New York Institute of Technology in New York City since 2006. I was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her essay on teaching Shakespeare to college students was recently published in the City University of New York's faculty journal called "The Bard...

I have been an adjunct Professor of Writing, Literature, Poetry and Shakespeare at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and the New York Institute of Technology in New York City since 2006. I was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her essay on teaching Shakespeare to college students was recently published in the City University of New York's faculty journal called "The Bard at BMCC."

I received a Masters Degree in English Education from Columbia University Teachers College and a BA Degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I also studied in France at the University of Poitiers for one year.

In addition to teaching the SAT and GRE Verbal, I have taught upper division college courses such as The Art of Poetry, Introduction to Shakespeare, The Short Story, The Modern Novel, English 101 Non-Fiction Essay Writing and Writing and Philosophy. I have written extensively on the world of dance and theater, especially the role of make-up on the Renaissance stage. I am a former dancer with the New York City Ballet Company as a young girl and studied theater and acting after college and continue to write poetry, essays and a novel. I live in San Francisco with my husband and two cats Fifi and Felipe.

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