Linda Nemec Foster is invited to read her poetry for Rattle’s weekly online program, “Poets Respond,” on November 22, 2020. Source and full video: https://youtu.be/4aGFpSB6EAY?t=2777
Linda Nemec Foster was a featured reader for The Detroit Writers’ Guild “The Living Room Online Literary Series” on Sunday May 17, 2020. Listen to Linda read her selections using the audio player below:
Poet and translator Lisel Mueller was a member of the original MFA Program for Writers faculty at Goddard College. Her collections of poetry include The Private Life, which was the 1975 Lamont Poetry Selection; Second Language (1986); The Need to Hold Still (1980), which received the National Book Award; Learning to Play by Ear (1990); […]
Linda Nemec Foster’s new poetry manuscript, The Blue Divide (previously titled Pictures of the Floating World), was recently accepted for publication by New Issues Press as an Editor’s Choice selection.
The following photos were taken during Linda’s classroom discussions, lectures, and meetings at the Academy of Technology and Humanities in Bielsko-Biala, Poland during the month of October, 2019.
One of the sponsors of her residency was the city of Bielsko-Biala. Dr. Tony Foster, Deputy Mayor Adam Rusniak, and Linda Nemec Foster stand in front of the historic City Hall in late October, 2019.
The program and publication was presented to the International Joint Commission on Great Lakes in Traverse City, Michigan. For more information about this environmental cause, visit the organizers’ (FLOW – For Love of Water) website at: https://flowforwater.org
Linda Nemec Foster was interviewed by Shelley Irwin on WGVU (the NPR affiliate in Grand Rapids) on May 31st for the Morning Show to discus her 2019 Michigan Notable Book Award. To listen to the full interview, please click here.
Linda Nemec Foster was interviewed on WBLV-FM by radio host, Foley Schuler, on March 5, 2019. To listen to the full interview on WBLV’s website, click here.
Linda Nemec Foster’s personal and detailed records of her accomplishments as Grand Rapids’ first Poet Laureate is now available through the Grand Rapids Public Library. To view the full records, click here to visit the Grand Rapids Public Library.