Linnea Johnson
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Linnea Johnson is an American poet
, and feminist writer, winner of the inaugural Beatrice Hawley Award
for The Chicago Home (Alice James Books
, 1986). Johnson was raised in Chicago, and lives and writes in Topeka, Kansas
. She earned a B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
, and an M.A. in writing and women's studies from Goddard College
. She has hosted radio shows on WGLT-FM (Normal, Illinois) and on KRNU (Lincoln, NE). Among her performance pieces are Swedish Christmas and a multi-media piece, Crazy Song. She studied papermaking at Carriage House Paper in Boston, and is founder and director of Red Stuga Studio and Espelunda 3 Productions, a Writing, Creativity, and Mentoring Consultancy also offering classes in creativity, poetry, prose, and play writing; Play, CD, and Staged Reading Productions. Her photographs can be found in Blatant Image, Nebraska Review, Prairie Schooner, Spoon River Poetry Journal.
Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including The American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Review, Cimarron Review, Ekphrasis, Luna, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, Red Hawk Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, The Antioch Review, Black, Warrior Review, Mother Earth News, and Rain and Thunder.
Adrienne Rich has praised her poems as, "strong and ardent and credible, full of wisdom and indignation. They tell stories we need to hear, sung with the pounding verve of the blood behind them."
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and feminist writer, winner of the inaugural Beatrice Hawley Award
Beatrice Hawley Award
The Beatrice Hawley Award is given annually by Alice James Books. The award includes publication of a book-length poetry manuscript and a cash prize ....
for The Chicago Home (Alice James Books
Alice James Books
Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in Farmington, Maine and affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington.- History and mission :...
, 1986). Johnson was raised in Chicago, and lives and writes in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
. She earned a B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
, and an M.A. in writing and women's studies from Goddard College
Goddard College
Goddard College is a private, liberal arts college located in Plainfield, Vermont, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Goddard College currently operates on an intensive low-residency model...
. She has hosted radio shows on WGLT-FM (Normal, Illinois) and on KRNU (Lincoln, NE). Among her performance pieces are Swedish Christmas and a multi-media piece, Crazy Song. She studied papermaking at Carriage House Paper in Boston, and is founder and director of Red Stuga Studio and Espelunda 3 Productions, a Writing, Creativity, and Mentoring Consultancy also offering classes in creativity, poetry, prose, and play writing; Play, CD, and Staged Reading Productions. Her photographs can be found in Blatant Image, Nebraska Review, Prairie Schooner, Spoon River Poetry Journal.
Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including The American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Review, Cimarron Review, Ekphrasis, Luna, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, Red Hawk Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, The Antioch Review, Black, Warrior Review, Mother Earth News, and Rain and Thunder.
Adrienne Rich has praised her poems as, "strong and ardent and credible, full of wisdom and indignation. They tell stories we need to hear, sung with the pounding verve of the blood behind them."