“In Bone Country, Linda Nemec Foster’s fractured and melancholic travelogue, the poems (or micro-lyric essays) serve as such luscious and destabilizing portals through which the cities of our world are passed, emerging on the other side slick with luminescence—more amazing, more sad, holy, essential, and strange. These poems are magic tricks and ghostly reminders: missives from a not-so-distant, but unreachable past, from places that feel both ultra-real, and wildly imaginary. Not since I read Calvino’s Invisible Cities for the first time, or discovered the early films of Jim Jarmusch, have I felt the actual world so beautifully defamiliarized, have I been so mystified by the seemingly quotidian dirt under my feet.”
Matthew Gavin Frank, author of Flight of the Diamond Smugglers
Poetry Society of Michigan’s Annual Spring Conference
/in Past Events /by AdministratorLinda has been invited to give a reading, craft talk, and workshop at the PSM’s Annual Conference in Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library.
AWP Conference in Kansas City
/in Past Events /by AdministratorLinda participates in various events at this annual conference sponsored by the Associated Writing Programs, including a reading.
Bone Country Named “One of the Most Read Book Reviews in 2023”
/in Feature, News /by AdministratorIn early 2023, poet Michael Collins reviewed Linda’s new book, Bone Country, for the online literary journal, North of Oxford. By the end of the year, the review had become one of the most read book reviews on the journal’s website for 2023. Click on the button below to read the original review: North of […]
Linda Nemec Foster’s poem, “The Cemeteries Near the Ukrainian Border,” is featured on Verse Daily
/in News /by AdministratorLinda’s poem from Bone Country was featured on the acclaimed website, Verse Daily. Selected to be the poem highlighted on December 17 2023, this is the third time Linda’s work was chosen by the curators. Click on the button below to read Linda’s piece. “The Cemeteries Near the Ukrainian Border” – Verse Daily
Bone Country Named “A Most Read Review” on North of Oxford Website
/in News /by AdministratorFor the second time this year, a book review of Bone Country is one of the most read reviews on the website North of Oxford, an online literary magazine from Philadelphia.
Presentation of Bone Country in Ypsilanti, Michigan
/in /by AdministratorLinda will read from her newest book, Bone Country, for the Ladies Literary Club of Ypsilanti. The presentation will also include a Q&A, a book-signing, and reception. Membership is encouraged but guests for this special event are allowed. Ladies Literary Club 218 North Washington St. Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 For more information about this organization, visit […]
DMQ Review’s Virtual Salon Features Bone Country for October, 2023
/in News /by AdministratorLinda’s most recent book of prose poetry, Bone Country, was selected to be featured on the DMQ’s Virtual Salon for the month of October, 2023. It includes a seven-minute video of Linda reading a selection from the book. This program also features new books by poets Annis Cassells and Brittney Corrigan. Click the button to […]
Celebrating the Prose Poem
/in /by AdministratorLinda Nemec Foster will be joined by her friend and colleague Kathleen McGookey as they read from their recent books of prose poems. In celebration of this exciting genre, they will be joined by host and moderator, Cecilia Woloch. This program is free and on Zoom, but registration is required. For more information and to […]
Poetry Reading in Green Bay, Wisconsin
/in /by AdministratorLinda will be reading from her most recent book, Bone Country, and also discuss two other poetry collections: The Blue Divide and The Lake Michigan Mermaid. This event is hosted by Lion’s Mouth Bookstore, one of the region’s most popular independent bookstores. Lion’s Mouth Bookstore 211 N Washington Street Green Bay WI, 54301 For more […]
Linda Nemec Foster Interviewed on New Books Network
/in News /by AdministratorLinda was interviewed for this national series by poet and editor Megan Wildhood. Their discussion focused on Linda’s poetry and publications, specifically her new book, Bone Country.