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Jeannine Hall Gailey (born 30 April 1973, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American poet.

She wrote a notable book of poems called Becoming the Villainess (Steel Toe Books, 2006). She teaches a graduate seminar course at National University and was on the core faculty of the Centrum Young Artists Project in Port Townsend, Washington.

Gailey's work addresses feminist issues of power in mythology and comic book cultures, turning fairy tale stepmothers into empathetic characters, and holding up a mirror to contemporary American culture's images of powerful women.

Jeannine Hall Gailey was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of Cincinnati, master's degree from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University.

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