Jeanne Marie Beaumont grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs. She is the author of four collections of poetry, including two titles published by BOA Editions: Burning of the Three Fires and  Curious Conduct. Her most recent collection, Letters from Limbo, was published by CavanKerry Press in 2016. Jeanne Marie currently teaches at The Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan and in the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine. Since 1983 she has made her home in Manhattan.