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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

A. Jury/Peer Reviewed Publications

 

            [Each of the following articles, poems, and book(s) was read by an editor and at least one or two outside readers.]

 

        1. Articles and essays [Dr. Bill Thierfelder]

 

2005—present    Outlook Long Island (Tom Hroncich, editor).  I am a regular columnist.

 

William Thiefelder. “Charlotte Smith: The Elegiac Sonnets,” The Explicator, Volume 64,

               No. 1 (2005): 28-30. (Paul Haynos, editor)

 

________________. “Wordsworth’s ‘Intimations of Immortality’,” The Explicator, Volume 63, No. 3 (2005): 136-138. (Paul Haynos, editor)

                             

________________. “Southold Outcry over Guys in Skirts is a Drag,” Newsday, July 25, 2004,  A57. (Andrew Crouthamel, features editor)

                               

________________. “Marketing Mythology,” Newsday, November 24, 2002, Currents, A35. (Valerie Kellogg, features editor)

              

________________.“The Preparatory Meditations: No. 69, Series I and No. 160, Series II,”                Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Christianity and Literature, St. Joseph’s                College, Patchogue, NY.  1994: 84—89. (Benhilde Montgomery, editor)

                             

________________. “Process-Oriented Recovery in the Workplace,” The National Journal of Health and Recovery, Vol. 4, No. 9 (1993): 20-21. (Andrew Boracci, editor)

              

________________. “Anonymity and Recovery in the College Classroom,” The National Journal of Health and Recovery, Vol. 4, No. 8 (1993): 18-19.  (Andrew Boracci, editor)

 

 _______________. “Five Puccini Women,” The Italian Journal, No. 5, Vol. 6 (1992): 29-32. (Victor Tesoro, editor)

              

________________. “Williams’ The Glass Menagerie,” The Explicator, Vol. 48, No. 4 (1990): 284-285. (Nancy Geltman, editor)

              

________________. “Mefistofele and Barnaba: Boito’s ProgressTowards Iago,” The Italian Journal, No. 2, Vol. 4 (1990): 34-36. (Victor Tesoro, editor)

              

________________. “Further Biblical Allusions in Huckleberry Finn: Chapter 7,” The          Explicator, Vol. 48, No. 3 (1990): 30-31. (Nancy Geltman, editor)

                             

________________. “Shaw’s St. Joan,” The Explicator, Vol. 44, No. 2 (1986): 32-33. (Nancy                Geltman, editor)

              

________________.“The Misused Memo: Diagnosis and   Treatment,” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 14, No. 2 (1984): 156-162.  (Charles H. Sides,       editor)

 

________________.  “Zola’s Therese Raquin,” The Explicator, Vol. 41, No. 3 (1983): 33-34. (Nancy Geltman, editor)

 

 

          2. Short Stories [Pen Name: T. Richard Williams]

 

Williams, T. Richard. “Found,” Aphelion, Issue 127, Volume 12 (2008).

            http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/shorts/2008/11/Found.html

 

__________________. “The End of Everything,” Shadeworks, Volume 1, Issue 3 (2008).

            http://www.shadeworks.org/2008/the-end-of-everything/

 

__________________. “ . . . With Envy,” Shadeworks, Volume 1, Issue 2 (2008).             http://www.shadeworks.org/in/crypt/v1-issue1/

 

__________________. “No. 6” Aphelion, Issue 124, Volume 12 (2008).

            www.aphelion-webzine.com (Robert Moriyama, short fiction editor)

 

__________________. “Mystic Canyon,” Aphelion, Issue 123, Volume 12 (2008).

            www.aphelion-webzine.com (Robert Moriyama, short fiction editor)

 

__________________.“Loops,” Shadeworks, Volume 1, Issue 1 (2008).             http://www.shadeworks.org/in/crypt/v1-issue1/

 

__________________. “The Twelfth of Never,” Aphelion, Issue 121, Volume 12 (2008).

            www.aphelion-webzine.com (Robert Moriyama, short fiction editor)

 

___________________.  “Rubble,” Wild Violet, Volume 5, Issue 3 (2006). www.wildviolet.net                 (Alyce   Wilson, editor)

 

 __________________. “Sylvie Knows,” Wild Violet, Volume 4, Issue 3 (2005).       www.wildviolet.net  (Alyce Wilson, editor)

              

___________________. “Flanagan,” Wild Violet, Volume 4, Issue 2 (2005). www.wildviolet.net  (Alyce                Wilson, editor)

 

 

            3. Poetry  [Pen Name: T. Richard Williams]

                       

Williams, T. Richard. “Cricket,” Petroglyph: A Journal of Creative Nature Writing, Vol. 13 (2000): 26.  (Michelle Parkinson, editor)

              

___________________. “Ars Poetica: Again,” Poetry Motel, Vol. 12, No. 3 (1999): 2634.  (Patrick McKinnon, editor)

                             

___________________. “Two Medicine Lake,” The Lucid Stone: A Quarterly of Poetry, Issue          No. 19 (1999): 11. (Pauline Mounsey, editor)

                             

___________________. “Two Cents for Penny,” Literary Review (Performance Poets                Association), Vol. 2 (1999): un-   numbered pages [45].  (Cliff Bleidner, editor)

                             

___________________. “Weeds,” Petroglyph: A Journal of Creative Nature Writing,” Issue           No. 10 (1998): 17. (Circe Chamberlain, editor)

              

___________________. “Fairytale Romance Revealed,” The Lucid Stone: A Quarterly of Poetry, Issue No.16 (1998): 22. (Pauline Mounsey, editor)

 

___________________. “Palm Court” “Midnight Snow,” Higginson  Journal, Vol. 35 (1983): 20-21.  (Frederick Morey, editor)

                             

___________________. “Chimney,” Encore: A Quarterly of Verse  and Poetic Arts.  Vol. X  (1982): 5. (Alice Briley, editor)

              

___________________. “from Museum Grouping” “Three Sea  Pictures,” Modern Images, Vol. IX (1982): 10;14. (Susan Morgan, editor)

                             

___________________. “Three Statements,” Modern Images, Vol. VII (1981): 8.  (Susan Morgan, editor)

              

___________________. “Swarm of Wasps” “Variant Readings in Snow,” American Poet       Quarterly. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1981): 9; 14.  (Stella Craft Tremble, editor)

                             

___________________.“Ten Years,” American Poet Quarterly. Vol. 21, No. 2 (1981): 31. (Stella Craft Tremble, editor)

 

___________________. “Pas de Deux,” American Poet Quarterly.  Vol. 21, No. 1 (1981): 29. (Stella Craft Tremble, editor)

 

 

          4. Books

 

Williams, T. Richard.  David By the Sea, 25, Unshaven, [poetry collection] Guyasuta Publishers, Pittsburgh, PA. 1993.  Cynthia Sterling, publisher. 37 pages.

               ISBN 1-56315-074-3

 

B. Non-Jury Publications

 

            [The following publications were submitted and directly chosen by a single editor.]

 

            1. Poetry  [Pen Name: T. Richard Williams]

 

1998—2000        American Poets & Poetry (John DeStefano, editor).  Over a dozen poems were published, including: “Sartor Redux,” “Advice for Echo,” “Tangerine Sisters,” “Library Evenings,” and “My Old Familiar.”

 

            2. Articles, Notes [Dr. Bill Thierfelder]

 

1988-1989           Northport Observer (David Ambro, editor).  I published five op-ed essays.

 

William Thierfelder.  “The African Queen: An Appreciation,” St. John’s Picture Show,           St.  John’s University. (1981).

 

______________________. “The Great Caruso,” St. John’s Picture Show, St. John’s University. (1981).

 

______________________. “The Deer Hunter,” Graduate English Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1979): 1-2, St. John’s University.

 

          3. Books [Pen Name: T. Richard Williams]

 

Williams, T. Richard. Ten [short story collection] Charlotte, North Carolina: Booksurge           Publishers, 2006. 275 pages. ISBN: 1419635042 Library of Congress: 2006903312

 

_________________. How The Dinosaurs Devoured The Humans [poetry collection]           Charlotte, North Carolina: Booksurge Publishers, 2006. 93 pages. ISBN: 141963156X                 Library of Congress: 2006902496

 

C. Papers

 

          1. Conference Papers [Dr. Bill Thierfelder]

 

        [Each of the following papers went through a traditional process:  I answered a call for papers, a summary was submitted, a paper topic was approved, a paper was written, and the paper was submitted for final approval and editing before delivery.]

 

Thierfelder, Dr. Bill. “Knowledge as power in the operas and oratorios of Handel”, Northeast Society for                Eighteenth Century Studies, Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts. November 3, 2006.

 

________________. “With Good Intentions: What GLBT High School Students Can Expect to                Find at   Long Island Colleges.”  22nd Annual SAJES Conference on Prejudice Reduction, Hilton Hotel,    Huntington, NY.  November 13, 2005.

              

________________.“Where We’ve Been; Where We’re Going: Our GLBT History,” 10th Annual                Conference of  LIGALY, Hofstra University, Uniondale, NY. March 12, 2005

              

________________. “The Countess Re-Invented: Mozart’s Rosina and Strauss’s Marie Therese”,                Northeast Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of Vermont, Burlington,                Vermont. November 10, 2004

 

________________. “The Three Figaros: Beumarchais and the operas of Mozart, Rossini, and                Corigliano,” Northeast Society of Eighteenth Century Studies, University of Rhode Island,                Providence, RI, October 15, 2003.

 

________________. “Goldoni’s ‘Il mondo della luna,’ Hadyn, Paisiello, and the Wonder of   Science,” Northeast Society of Eighteenth Century Studies, New York University          Graduate Center, New York, NY, October 28, 2002.

 

 _______________.“Torn Passions: Pope’s ‘Eloisa to Abelard’ as Handelian Scene,” Northeast America                Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. November 8,                2001.         

 

 _______________. “The Vision of Power in Handel’s Operas,” Northeast American Society for                Eighteenth Century Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada. September 21, 1995.        

 

________________. “The Preparatory Meditations: No. 69, Series I and No. 160, Series II,” Annual                Conference on Christianity and Literature, St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY. November 19,                1994.        

 

 _______________. “Stravinsky’s Rake’s Progress and the Neoclassical Tradition,” Northeast                American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, Fordham University, Lincoln Center, NYC.                October 21, 1994.            

 

________________. “Towards an English Opera in the 18th Century,” Northeast American Society for                Eighteenth Century Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. October 12,1993.            

 

 _______________. “The Wounded Inner Self of Edward Taylor,” Northeast American Society for                Eighteenth Century Studies, Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY. October           15, 1992.            

 

          2. General Papers [Dr. Bill Thierfelder]

 

        [I was invited to deliver the following papers.]

 

Thierfelder, Dr. Bill. “Beethoven and the Poe Connection: Lenore/Leonora,” Dowling College’s Annual                Gothic Night. Oakdale Campus, NY. October 28, 2002.

 

________________.  “O What Pleasure! Der Vampyr and the Gothic Tradition,” Dowling College’s                Annual Gothic Night, Borders Books and Music, Bohemia, NY.  October 27, 1999.

 

________________.  “Haunting Menagerie: The Wildlife of Ariel,” English Honor Society, Dowling                College, NY. September 25, 1992.

 

 _______________. “The Villains of Wagner,” The Camerata Society, New York City Opera. November                13, 1987

 

________________. “Samuel Barber’s Revision of Antony and Cleopatra,” The New York City Opera                Guild Annual Dinner, New York City Opera.  June 23, 1983.

 

 _______________. “Verdi,” The Camerata Society, New York City Opera. April 9, 1982.

 

 _______________. “Wagner and the Magic Ring,” The Camerata Society, New York City Opera.  March    2, 1981

 

D.  Presentations
Since 1994, I have given over 200 library presentations on various writers, composers, and artists at over a dozen public libraries in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York.

 




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