Jack Gendron

Teaching Artist & Volunteer Coordinator Jack Gendron (he/she/they) grew up in South Portland and served as Preble Street's volunteer program manager before joining the Telling Room. Jack holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse and is the author of two poetry collections; their work has appeared in Tin House, Fence, The PEN Poetry Series, and elsewhere (mostly elsewhere). Jack enjoys the smell of almost all baked goods, the look of a dog wearing sunglasses, and the audible gasp of a net when a basketball passes through it.

Writers BlockThe Telling RoomApril 26, 2021Word Play, Works in Progress

Hipai Pamba

Teaching Artist Marlin Hipai Pamba is a Telling Room alum of the Young Writers & Leaders program from 2016-17, as well as Publishing Workshop. She interned with AmeriCorps from 2018-20 here at The Telling Room. Her love of working with students and creative writing keeps her involved. She is currently pursuing a degree in education at Southern Maine Community College. Working out, podcasts, and traveling are high on the list of ways she enjoys spending her time.

Writers BlockThe Telling RoomApril 22, 2021Staff, Story Sleuths, YWL