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.
The Lake Michigan Mermaid is a finalist in this national book competition for independent, university, and small presses sponsored by ForeWord Reviews for the following prize: “2019’s ForeWord Book of the Year Award in Poetry”.
The Lake Michigan Mermaid is a finalist in this prestigious national contest given for superior cover artwork by the Eric Hoffer Book Awards for the following prize: “2019’s The da Vinci Eye Award”.
This annual award honors 20 acclaimed books from over 300 titles submitted. The Lake Michigan Mermaid is among those celebrated. To view the full list, click here to visit the Detroit Free Press website.