Person Detail: Linda Lerner
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| Full Name: Linda Lerner | ||
| Biography: Linda Lerner's poetry has its roots in an unhappy Brooklyn childhood, in the blues. She lives in New York City & is the author of six collections of poetry. Her collections include Anytimeblues (Ye Olde Font Shoppe Press, 1999), No Earthly Sense Gets it Right, (Lummox Press,2000, nominated for a Pushcart Prize). Her interview with Hayden Carruth appeared in the 50th issue of The New York Quarterly; one with Robert Peters is in the 51st issue of Chiron Review. She has also reviewed poetry collections for Home Planet News, as well as other publications. For 5 years she edited a semi annual on-line anthology, Poets-on-The-Line http://www.echonyc.com/~poets - which she co-founded with Andrew Gettler in 1995. Nos. 6 & 7 (1997 / 98 ) Vietnam Veterans / Poets was the recipient of a 1997 Puffin Foundation Grant & Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant. With the double Millennium issue (Jan. 2000) Poets on the line ceased publishing on a regular basis. The anthology can still be accessed on-line. Linda Lerner's poems have appeared in hundreds of journals, including The New York Quarterly, Home Planet News, Bouillabaisse, Rattle, Slipstream, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Ragged Lion Anthology & Chiron Review. In the last few years she has given featured readings at the Knitting Factory & other venues in NYC, as well as throughout the tri state & New England area, including reading at the tribute to 30 years Beat & Bohemian influences (arts Festival at Cherry Valley--8/7--8/98. Other featured readings include: Stone Soup Poets (Boston) , the Maple Leaf Bar, (New Orleans), Above Paradise (San Francisco) & reading at the North Beach Fair in SF (June 2000), & Beyond Baroque (LA, Calif.) In June 2001, she will be giving readings in Chicago. |
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| Category: | N.Y.S. | |
| Travel Range: | Any place around the Woodstock area especially, but open to anyplace easily accessible by bus or train. | |
| Transportation: | Bus or train. I don't drive. | |
| Dates Available: | I teach at a couple of colleges, part time, so generally on vacations, (weekends in around Woodstock) or in August & Fri. thru Sun. in July.--varies) | |
| Fees: | Negotiable, but absolute minimum is $100-$150 plus travel, lodging, & meals. | |
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NY Email: lindalerner@hotmail.com |
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| Year: 1998 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County New & Selected Poems (Pub: Ye olde Font Shoppe Press ISBN: ) |
| Year: 1999 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Anytime Blues (Pub: Ye Olde Font Shoppe Press - P.O. Box 8328 New Haven, CT 06530 ISBN: 1-889289-36-1) poetry |
| Year: ? | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County No Earthly Sense Gets it Right (Pub: Lummox Press - POB 5301 San Pedro, CA 90733 ISBN: 11-929878-19-2) |
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