Author’s Bio Linda Nemec Foster is the author of eleven collections of poetry including Amber Necklace from Gdansk (LSU Press), Talking Diamonds (New Issues Press), and The Lake Michigan Mermaid (Wayne State University Press). Her work has been published in numerous magazines and journals such as The Georgia Review, Nimrod, Quarterly West, Witness, New […]
Blue It must have been her accent that seduced and baffled my ears. The Egyptian woman, still lost in the desert air of Cairo, read her poems filled with water from the Nile and blue heaven, blue heaven, blue heaven flying over the lotus flowers. I heard “heaven” but later discovered she said “heron.” A […]
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The Lake Michigan Mermaid will be available March 5, 2018 but Preorder Today! See what people are saying about Linda Nemec Foster’s most recent book! The Lake Michigan Mermaid is a new tale that feels familiar. The breeze off the lake, the sand underfoot, the supreme sadness of being young and not in control-these sensations come rushing […]
The Simple ABCʼs of How to Survive Anything Always look before you leap: even if thereʼs nothing there. Be prepared for the inevitable: and you know what Iʼm talking about. Carefully tie your shoes: the laces may betray you to the sidewalk. Donʼt do anything: the need to hold still is essential. Even if you […]
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1. What inspired you write your first poem and when was that? I remember it was an assignment in fifth grade. We had to write a poem about Spring–specifically, about the month of May. My poem was heavy on rhyme and had a strong da-dum, da-dum, da-dum beat. We also illustrated our poems and mine […]
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Mount Fuji My friend always wanted to see the mountain with its eternal snow, but she never crossed the ocean to Japan. Instead, she bought a small reproduction of Hokusai’s “Boy Viewing Mount Fuji” and hung it on her bedroom wall. Every morning it greets the daylight: the boy with his back to her as […]
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I. The markings of the world: disc of desert blur, concentric sphere imagining itself divided and conquered. A man’s rusted compass, a woman’s hint of blue shadow. II. The heart as a spiral. Red path engraved with dates, postmark of memory. III. Math of desire: addition of “I want” subtraction of “you want” caught in […]
Reviewed by: Diane Sahms-Guarnieri Linda Nemec Foster reiterates this real and imagined theme of yearning and self-discovery throughout the four sections of Amber Necklace from Gdańsk. . In poem after poem of sculptured landscapes of Old World and New, of Poland (before WW I) to USA of today, Linda Nemec Foster yearns for wholeness, yet […]
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A special thanks to: Tony & Linda Nemec Foster, Deborah Meijer’s Rimbaud Fund at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, the Grace Hauenstein Library, Steven Barclay Agency, & Blue Flower Arts, all who have participated, as well as the Contemporary Writers Committee. For more […]
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Linda Nemec Foster’s profile on the Poets & Writers’ Directory website
/in Bio, News /by AdministratorAuthor’s Bio Linda Nemec Foster is the author of eleven collections of poetry including Amber Necklace from Gdansk (LSU Press), Talking Diamonds (New Issues Press), and The Lake Michigan Mermaid (Wayne State University Press). Her work has been published in numerous magazines and journals such as The Georgia Review, Nimrod, Quarterly West, Witness, New […]
“Blue” by Linda Nemec Foster Published in Streetlight Magazine
/in Feature, Poems /by AdministratorBlue It must have been her accent that seduced and baffled my ears. The Egyptian woman, still lost in the desert air of Cairo, read her poems filled with water from the Nile and blue heaven, blue heaven, blue heaven flying over the lotus flowers. I heard “heaven” but later discovered she said “heron.” A […]
“The Lake Michigan Mermaid” Coming Soon!
/in News /by AdministratorThe Lake Michigan Mermaid will be available March 5, 2018 but Preorder Today! See what people are saying about Linda Nemec Foster’s most recent book! The Lake Michigan Mermaid is a new tale that feels familiar. The breeze off the lake, the sand underfoot, the supreme sadness of being young and not in control-these sensations come rushing […]
Linda Nemec Foster’s poem featured in the South Florida Poetry Journal
/in Featured Work, Poems /by AdministratorThe Simple ABCʼs of How to Survive Anything Always look before you leap: even if thereʼs nothing there. Be prepared for the inevitable: and you know what Iʼm talking about. Carefully tie your shoes: the laces may betray you to the sidewalk. Donʼt do anything: the need to hold still is essential. Even if you […]
Linda Nemec Foster’s interview in the South Florida Poetry Journal
/in Interview /by Administrator1. What inspired you write your first poem and when was that? I remember it was an assignment in fifth grade. We had to write a poem about Spring–specifically, about the month of May. My poem was heavy on rhyme and had a strong da-dum, da-dum, da-dum beat. We also illustrated our poems and mine […]
Powell’s City of Books now carries Linda’s Poems
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Linda Nemec Foster’s poems featured in Streetlight Magazine
/in Featured Work, Poems /by AdministratorMount Fuji My friend always wanted to see the mountain with its eternal snow, but she never crossed the ocean to Japan. Instead, she bought a small reproduction of Hokusai’s “Boy Viewing Mount Fuji” and hung it on her bedroom wall. Every morning it greets the daylight: the boy with his back to her as […]
Six Days: A Creation Myth
/in Featured Work, Poems /by AdministratorI. The markings of the world: disc of desert blur, concentric sphere imagining itself divided and conquered. A man’s rusted compass, a woman’s hint of blue shadow. II. The heart as a spiral. Red path engraved with dates, postmark of memory. III. Math of desire: addition of “I want” subtraction of “you want” caught in […]
Review of Amber Necklace from Gdansk in online review journal, North of Oxford
/in Books, Poems, Review /by AdministratorReviewed by: Diane Sahms-Guarnieri Linda Nemec Foster reiterates this real and imagined theme of yearning and self-discovery throughout the four sections of Amber Necklace from Gdańsk. . In poem after poem of sculptured landscapes of Old World and New, of Poland (before WW I) to USA of today, Linda Nemec Foster yearns for wholeness, yet […]
Aquinas College Contemporary Writers Series
/in News /by AdministratorA special thanks to: Tony & Linda Nemec Foster, Deborah Meijer’s Rimbaud Fund at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, the Grace Hauenstein Library, Steven Barclay Agency, & Blue Flower Arts, all who have participated, as well as the Contemporary Writers Committee. For more […]