"Linda Pastan is one of America's truly fine poets working at the height of her powers." -- The Baltimore Sun | | Credit: Margaretta K. Mitchell |
| Linda Pastan was born in New York City, graduated from Radcliffe College and received an MA from Brandeis University. Her awards include the Dylan Thomas Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Di Castagnola Award (Poetry Society of America), the Bess Hokin Prize (Poetry Magazine), the Maurice English Award, the Charity Randall Citation of the International Poetry Forum, and the 2003 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. She was a recipient of a Radcliffe College Distinguished Alumnae Award. PM/AM and Carnival Evening were nominees for the National Book Award and The Imperfect Paradise was a nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1991 to 1995 and was on the staff of the Breadloaf Writers Conference for twenty years. She lives in Potomac, Maryland. |
| Billy Collins A standing ovation for a poet? It happened Sunday evening, May 13, when 800 people not only gave Billy Collins a standing O, but also applauded after each of his poems. Collins was a huge hit as the guest poet to mark the 10th anniversary of The Joshua Ringel Memorial Reading, and you can read his insightful interview conducted with Teachers & Writers magazine after the event. |
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-- Li-Young Lee -- Sharon Olds -- John Ashbery -- Yusef Komunyakaa -- Grace Paley -- Robert Pinsky -- Kenneth Koch | 
