Frannie Lindsay
Encyclopedia
Frannie Lindsay is an American
poet. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently, Mayweed (Word Works
, 2010). Her honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the MacDowell and Millay Colonies, and Yaddo
. Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The Yale Review, Black Warrior Review, The Georgia Review, The Southern Review, Southern Humanities Review, Field, Prairie Schooner, Poetry East, Beloit Poetry Journal, Harvard Review, and Hunger Mountain. Her poems have also been featured on Poetry Daily, and Verse Daily. Lindsay earned her B.A. from Russell Sage College
and her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She grew up in a musical family—her mother was a concert violinist—and she is a classical pianist and lives in Belmont, Massachusetts
with her two dogs.
United States
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poet. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently, Mayweed (Word Works
Word Works
Word Works is thirty-seven year old independent literary press based in Washington, DC. The press was founded in 1974 and has published 67 titles including works by Grace Cavalieri, Fred Marchant, Donna Denizé, Christopher Bursk, Frannie Lindsay, Jay Rogoff, and Enid Shomer...
, 2010). Her honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the MacDowell and Millay Colonies, and Yaddo
Yaddo
Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400 acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment."...
. Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The Yale Review, Black Warrior Review, The Georgia Review, The Southern Review, Southern Humanities Review, Field, Prairie Schooner, Poetry East, Beloit Poetry Journal, Harvard Review, and Hunger Mountain. Her poems have also been featured on Poetry Daily, and Verse Daily. Lindsay earned her B.A. from Russell Sage College
Russell Sage College
Russell Sage College is a women's college located in Troy, New York, approximately north of New York City in the Capital District. It is one of the three colleges that make up The Sage Colleges...
and her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She grew up in a musical family—her mother was a concert violinist—and she is a classical pianist and lives in Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.- History :Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then...
with her two dogs.
Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections- Mayweed (Word Works, 2010)
- Lamb (Perugia PressPerugia PressPerugia Press is an American not-for-profit poetry press located in Florence, Massachusetts and founded in 1997 by Editor and Director Susan Kan...
, 2006) - Where She Always Was (Utah State University Press, 2004)
Honors and awards
- 2009 Washington Prize
- 2006 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
- 2006 Perugia Press Prize
- 2004 May Swenson Poetry Award
External links
- Audio: The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor > Poems by Frannie Lindsay
- Interview: Kicking Wind > Every Other Day > 21 July 2006 > Interview with Frannie Lindsay
- Author Page: Frannie Lindsay > Perugia Press
- Poem: AGNI Online > Relic by Frannie Lindsay
- Digital Book: Where She Was by Frannie Lindsay