Authors and Illustrators Database

Linda Nemec Foster

Born: 05/29/1950  Cleveland
Parents: John J. and Helen A. Nemec
Spouse: Dr. Anthony Foster
Children: Brian, Ellen
Address(es):
Permanent:
2024 Wilshire Dr. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
USA
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.lindanemecfoster.com
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Lake Michigan mermaid : a tale in poems
- Co-authored with Anne-Marie Oomen Michigan Notable Book, 2019 		Fiction, Michigan, Poetry Adult Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press 2018
Talking Diamonds Poetry Adult Kalamazoo, MI: New Issues, Western Michigan University 2009
Ten Songs from Bulgaria Poetry Adult W. Somerville, MA : Cervená Barva Press 2008
Listen to the Landscape
- Haiku Poems illustrated with hand colored photographs by Diane Carroll Burdick 		Poetry Adult Grand Rapids MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co 2006
Amber Necklace from Gdansk: poems
- Poetry about life in Poland 		Poetry Adult Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 2001
Comtemplating the Heavens: a sequence of poems
- Cosmography 		Poetry Adult Roseville, MI: Ridgeway Press 2001
Image of Living in the Fire Nest:poems Living in the Fire Nest:poems Poetry Adult Roseville, MI:Ridgeway Press 1996
Image of Trying to Balance the Heart:poems Trying to Balance the Heart:poems Poetry Adult Northville, MI:Sun Dog Press 1993
Image of A Modern Fairy Tale:the Baba Yaga poems A Modern Fairy Tale:the Baba Yaga poems Poetry Adult Northville, MI:Sun Dog Press 1992
Contemporary Michigan Poetry : poems from the third coast
- Anthology 		Poetry Adult Detroit, MI:Wayne State University Press 1988
Image of A History of the Body: prose poems A History of the Body: prose poems Poetry Adult Minneapolis, MN:Coffee House Press 1987
- Over 120 poems published in such publications as: The Georgia Review, Poetry Now, Nimrod, Hiram Poetry Review, South Florida Poetry Review, Negative Capability, Manhattan Poetry Review, Pennsylvania Review, Wayne Review, University of Windsor Review, Tendril, Blue Buildings, Croton Review, Chowder Review, Passages North and others. Poetry
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To communicate to the reader/audience poems that speak from our common humanness, our common concerns and fears, our common heart. My poetry (hopefully) does what all true poetry must do: be accessible to the reader by offering a common ground, yet retain a mystery at its core that everyone can relate to in a totally different way. This kind of poetry is a risky balancing act, but it's the most exhilerating kind of writing that I know of. I use extended metaphors, symbolic language, mythology, irony, subtle wit, and cadence to achieve this. Every unwritten poem is a gift waiting to be discovered, ourselves waiting to be met."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Notable Book Award for Lake Michigan Mermaid: A Tale in Poems with Anne-Marie Oomen 2019
Named First Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids 2003
Outstanding Alumni Award, Aquinas College 2000
Laughlin Award nomination, Academy of American Poets 2000
Outstanding Alumni Award, Trinity High School 1999
Finalist, Nicholas Roerich Poet's Prize 1997
Small Press Book Award in Poetry nomination 1997
Nomination for the First Book Award 1992
Second place winner, contest competition sponsored by Passages North and the National Endowment for the Arts 1988
Pushcart Prize
- Received nominations for 26 poems during these years and was the winner in 1984. 		1982-2014
Nomination for the Anne Sexton Poetry Prize 1980
Creative Artist Grant in Literature, Michigan Council for the Arts, ArtServe Michigan.
- Award recvd for following years: 1984, 1990, 2001

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
International Authors and Writers Who's Who 1993
Michigan Authors, 3rd. ed. 1993
Who's Who
- Included in the following years: 1972, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)
- Creative writing 		Goddard College Plainfield, VT 1977-1979
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) -magna cum laude Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI 1968-1972

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Poet Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 2002
Adjunct Professor in creative writing Aquinas College Grand Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1999
Instructor ArtLinks Program Grand Rapids Art Museum 1999
Guest Lecturer in Poetry Aquinas College Grand Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1994
Guest Lecturer in Poetry Calvin College Grand Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1994
Guest Lecturer in Poetry Hope College Holland, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1994
Guest Lecturer in Poetry University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1994
Teacher of Poetry Workshops, Summer Institute Olivet College Olivet, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1991
Director of Literature Programming Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Grand Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1991-1996
Instructor of English Ferris State University Big Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1983-1984
Instructor Creative-Writers-in-Schools Program Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs 1980
Teacher of Creative Writing Workshops Michigan Council for the Arts throughout Michigan 1980-1990
Poet, writer 1975

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