Ed Corley is a writer, poet and blogger, who currently resides in Portland, Maine. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Ed developed a keen interest in reading and writing from an early age, penning his first short story (complete with a polaroid photograph) in the fifth grade.  He went on to receive a B.A. in English from Emory University in 1987 after having studied creative writing under the tutelage of award-winning writers Clark Blaise, Steven Millhauser, and Bharati Mukherjee. 

After graduation, he began a career in fundraising and non-profit management to which he has remained committed. Relocating to New York City in 1990, he dedicated himself to helping raise millions of dollars in the fight against HIV/AIDS, recognition of civil and LGBT rights, and the inclusion of the creative arts and human rights in publishing and higher education.   While working at Columbia University and attending its graduate writing program, he wrote The Beautiful Cantata, a personal memoir about how a family contends with the pain and suffering of long-term addiction and illness and how redemption and meaning can ultimately be found not only in the loss of a loved one but in the struggle itself.

Having visited Cape Cod on numerous occasions, Ed washed ashore in Provincetown in early 2005 where, for several years, he was general manager of the Revere Guest House, an historic bed and breakfast featured in local, regional and national media including a special segment on HGTV.  For the past two years, he has served as Director of Development & Communications for Frannie Peabody Center, Maine’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization, with offices in Portland and Ogunquit.

In April 2012, he plans to drive down the Eastern seaboard as he relocates to Florida, stopping at a variety of landmarks and attractions and blogging about it along the way.  He continues to pursue the writing of poetry (a few of which you will find here) and hopes to publish his first volume, A Season of Sharp Objects, in late 2012.  He can be reached at edgetsread@me.com.