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Ms. Kuntz earned her B.A. in English and education from Baruch College of the City University of New York and her M.F.A. in writing, poetry, and literature from Vermont College. During several years of overseas residence before joining UMUC she worked with refugees from Southeast Asia, primarily in the Philippines and Thailand. Her experience included teaching English and writing in different contexts up to the college level. Ms. Kuntz has published extensively; her book of poetry, Somewhere in the Telling, was published by Edwin Mellen Press. Her chapbook of poems, Simple Gestures, was published by Texas Review Press in 2000 and won the 1999 Texas Review Poetry Chapbook competition. Many of her poems have been published in literary journals online as well as in book format. In 2002 her poetry was adapted into a one-act play and performed by UMUC students during National Women's month. She joined the UMUC faculty in 1992 and has taught in Misawa and in the distance education program.
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