R. Zamora Linmark
R. Zamora Linmark | |
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 Linmark in Honolulu, Hawaii, 2022 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Rolling the R’s - Novel Prime Time Apparitions - Poetry The Evolution of a Sigh - Poetry |
R. Zamora Linmark, born in Manila, is a Filipino American poet, novelist, and playwright. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He is the recipient of a Japan-United States Friendship Commission, a winner of a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship in poetry (2001), and was a Fulbright Foundation Senior Lecturer/Researcher in the Philippines (2005-2006). He was a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Hawaii and University of Miami.[1][2] His works include Prime-Time Apparitions (2005), The Evolution of a Sigh (2008), Drive-By Vigils (2011), Rolling the R’s (1995), Leche (2011), and The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart (2019); themes involving ethnic and sexual identity are common throughout.[3]
Professional life[edit]
His first, a novel, Rolling the R's was released by Kaya Press in 1995. Linmark then went on to adapt it for the stage, receiving a world premiere production from Kumu Kahua in 2008.
Hanging Loose Press published two of Linmark's poetry collections: Prime Time Apparitions (2005) and The Evolution of a Sigh (2008). Of his first collection of poems, Prime Time Apparitions, poet Mark Doty wrote: "...witty and disenchanted, sexy and touched, jangled with longing and the crazed changes the wild new world works."[4] Both of his collections of poetry are available from Hanging Loose Press.
Personal life[edit]
In addition to having lived in Tokyo in the past, he currently divides his time between Manila and Honolulu.[5][3]
Bibliography[edit]
- Rolling the R's. Kaya Press (1995)
- Prime Time Apparitions. Hanging Loose Press (2005)
- The Evolution of a Sigh. Hanging Loose Press (2008)
- Leche. Coffee House Press (2011)
- The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart Delacorte Press (2019)
Sources[edit]
- ^ Admin (2008-07-18). Small Press Spotlight: R. Zamora Linmark. The Book Critics Website, retrieved 16 October 2011
- ^ "Visiting Writers". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.. "Department of English, University of Hawaii," retrieved 1 June 2015
- ^ a b "R. Zamora Linmark". Poetry Foundation. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ Archive "L" - "P". Hanging Loose Press, retrieved 16 July 2009
- ^ Evolution of a Sigh. Hanging Loose Press: Brooklyn, NY 2008.
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