About Brynn Downing

I served as the 34th Writer-in-Residence at St. Albans School. I currently teach at an independent high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. I am the Managing Editor at Four Way Review, where I also serve as Interviews Editor. Before moving into teaching, I wrote copy for nonprofits, worked as an au pair in Austria, and built straw bale house at an eco commune in Bosnia (it’s a story).

I earned my BA in Global Studies, focusing on Masculinity and Nationalism in Former Yugoslavia, from the College of William and Mary. I earned my MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. I was awarded the Thomas Lux Award, given to teachers and writers of poetry. I was also the Assistant Director of the 2014 Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival and Director of the 2015 Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival.