Tom Healy received his B.A. at Harvard in Philosophy, before earning his M.F.A. from Columbia University.

Healy has a wide range of professional experience. He opened one of the first art galleries in Chelsea, Manhattan. Healy has also served as president of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Additionally, he served on the White House Council on AIDS for President Bill Clinton. Healy currently teaches at Pratt Institute and sits on the boards of Poets House and Creative Time. He splits his time between New York City, Miami, and Washington DC. His partner is the Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Fred Hochberg.

Tom Healy’s first book of poetry, What the Right Hand Knows, was published in October 2009. The introduction is by poet Richard Howard and the cover art is a collage by poet John Ashbery. Healy has also been published in many literary journals including the Paris Review, Yale Review, BOMB, Salmagundi, Tin House, Drunken Boat, and others.

Poetry

• What the Right Hand Knows (Four Way Books, 2009), nominated for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Lambda Literary Award.