Janet Lembke

Poet

Staunton, VA
Virginia US
Email: 
janetlembke@yahoo.com

Author's Bio

Janet Lembke writes and gardens in Staunton, Virginia. Her books include poetry, literary translation, and creative nonfiction about the natural world. In 2005, she received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to translate Virgil's Georgics. She is a Virginia certified Master Gardener.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
From Grass to Gardens (Lyons Press, 2006)
,
Virgil's Georgics, Verse Translation (Yale University Press, 2005)
,
The Quality of Life: Living Well, Dying Well (Lyons Press, 2004)
Journals:
Audubon
,
North American Review

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors
Born in: 
Cleveland
Raised in: 
Cleveland, OH
Ohio
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Last update: Apr 29, 2009