Anne C. Coon

Anne C. Coon and co-author Judy Feuerherm bring their professional backgrounds together in “Thriving in Retirement: Lessons from Baby Boomer Women.” Their unique research approach combines Coon’s interest in women’s stories with Feuerherm’s experience in professional coaching and corporate leadership. Coon earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo and taught for 28 years at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she holds the rank of Professor Emerita in the College of Liberal Arts. As a professor of literature and creative writing, she often worked collaboratively across disciplines and coauthored the book “Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry” (Editions Rodopi) with mathematician Marcia Birken. Coon’s book “Hear Me Patiently: The Reform Speeches of Amelia Jenks Bloomer” (Greenwood) is the first critical introduction and publication of speeches by women’s rights and dress reform advocate Amelia Bloomer. Coon’s books of poetry include “Daedalus’ Daughter,” “Via del Paradiso” (inaugural book in the Away series from FootHills Publishing), and the illustrated letterpress book “Henry James Sat Here,” from The Old School Press, Bath, UK. Using ground-breaking advances in digital printing technology, the book “Colleagues” from RIT Press graphically combines Coon’s poem ‘Enter the Eyes’ with John Retallack’s black and white photographic portraits. Coon’s poetry appears in numerous journals and anthologies, including “Mo' Joe: Joe the Poet Anthology” (Vol. 2), ed. John Roche and “Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay,” ed. Robert DiYanni.