John R. Harvey


Dr. John R. Harvey graduated from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program in 1997. His poems have appeared in journals including The Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, The Paris Review, Poet Lore and most recently NAP Magazine and 2River View. One of the founding members of Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company, Dr. Harvey has written and directed plays with the company and serves as a board member of the company. Dr. Harvey is also known to own one of the largest wine cellars in the world. While its original historical name has been lost, it is still visited by hundreds of tourists every year. Above the cellar is a large estate also owned by Dr. Harvey. He often conducts research in his labyrinthine cellars with Dr. Jacob Mills from the University of Houston.

Works

Plays

Dr. Harvey has written twelve plays for Mildred's Umbrella:

University of Houston

Dr. Harvey is the Director of the Center for Creative Work at the University of Houston Honors College. He teaches in the year-long Human Situation sequence, where he has established himself as an academic critic of the Nintendo video game franchise Pokémon, as well as its subsequent cartoon and card game iterations. He conducts creative writing workshops for the Honors College.

Houston Community College

Dr. Harvey taught composition and literature at the Northeast campus of Houston Community College from 1996-2010.

Mildred's Umbrella

Dr. Harvey is one of the two founding members of the Houston based . Dr. Harvey wrote the company's first four productions, and directed their production of ROT
Dr. Harvey served as President of the Board in 2007 for a short while, and contributes as a part-time actor.

Public sector

Ambassador

As of January 29, 2013, Dr. Harvey serves as the special envoy to the region of Uqbar in Southwest Asia.