Aimee M. Sands
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- School: Bentley University
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- Department: Writing
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175 Forest St
Waltham, MA - 02452 - Dates at Bentley University: April 2015 - April 2020
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Biography
Bentley University - Writing
Business Writing Consultant, Educator, Poet, Independent Documentary Filmmaker
Higher Education
Aimee
Sands
Greater Boston Area
Aimée Sands is a business writing coach, educator, poet, and Emmy Award-winning independent documentary filmmaker. Since 2005, she has taught composition to business and other undergraduates. She currently serves as a business writing consultant for the Harvard Business School. She is also the director of the independent film "What Makes Me White?" which she developed after a career as a journalist in public broadcasting. She speaks fluent Spanish. Her poems have been published widely, and she is the author of the poetry collection "The Green-go Turn of Telling" (Salmon Poetry, 2012). She holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College, and in 2013 was awarded a fellowship at the MacDowell Colony. She is a co-director of the Brookline Poetry Series and Master Classes.
Specialties: •radio & television production •writing & editing
•project planning & development •fundraising
•teaching/training •public speaking
•fluent Spanish
Experience
Harvard Business School
Business Writing Consultant
Coach business students to write concise, persuasive analyses of business case studies.
Aimee Sands Productions, PBS, and WGBH, Boston
Journalist and Independent Filmmaker
Reported local news for public radio and television. Wrote and directed We Are Family, one of the first documentaries on gay families. 9 awards.
Bentley University, Suffolk University, Babson College, Clark University
Visiting Lecturer
Design and teach writing courses for business and other undergraduates. Coach international students in ESOL and writing. Emphasis on collaborative learning, with a focus on development of critical thinking and analytical writing skills.
Aimee Sands Productions
Independent Documentary Filmmaker
Plan, fundraise, write, and direct documentary What Makes Me White?, a 3-part series of short films exploring whiteness as a learned racial identity. Part One released in 2007 to favorable reviews; distribution to over 300 universities, churches, and nonprofits. Kellogg Foundation grant enabled production of Part Two, which was released in 2016. Project is designed to foster thoughtful reflection and productive discussion about racial justice issues.
WGBH TV, Boston
Consulting Producer; Associate Producer
Collaborated with director to write and produce the final 90-minute documentary in landmark PBS series "Africans in America," a history of American slavery. Peabody and Emmy Awards. Assisted bi-lingual Latino documentary series to meet its production mandates. Guided script development, supervised production, managed budget.
Education
Bennington College
MFA
Writing and Literature
Antioch College
B.A.
Communications/Political Science
Publications
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Fiddler Crabs”
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Fiddler Crabs”
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
"The Reptiles Have It"
Missouri Review
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Fiddler Crabs”
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
"The Reptiles Have It"
Missouri Review
“Gangle and Boot,” “Wheel and Turn and Startle,” "The Longer We Stay the Deeper the Knowledge," "Verge"
FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Fiddler Crabs”
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
"The Reptiles Have It"
Missouri Review
“Gangle and Boot,” “Wheel and Turn and Startle,” "The Longer We Stay the Deeper the Knowledge," "Verge"
FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
“The League of the One-Breasted Women”
Poetry Ireland
“Chisel and Slope”
Poet Lore
The Green-go Turn of Telling
Salmon Poetry
A book of lyric poetry. "An elegant wedding of fresh intellect and lyric bravado," using language that is "hauntingly oblique and mysterious." Reading appearances include the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, the Concord Poetry Center, and Suffolk University, among others.
“The Mortgaging of Self Is Done”
Beloit Poetry Journal, Verse Daily
"Of the Television," “Noon in a Canoe,” “Initiation,” "Blue Flag Day," "Shutter"
Salamander: A Magazine for Poetry, Fiction, & Memoirs
“Fiddler Crabs”
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
"The Reptiles Have It"
Missouri Review
“Gangle and Boot,” “Wheel and Turn and Startle,” "The Longer We Stay the Deeper the Knowledge," "Verge"
FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
“The League of the One-Breasted Women”
Poetry Ireland
“Crying While Swimming,” “What Is Owed”
Lyric Poetry Review
