Lynda McKinney Lambert’s

Literary Arts  Highlights of 2020

-My Yearly Review –

One Word for 2020 – GIFTS

~Publication of my chapbook – first snow – by Finishing Line Press,

The featured cover photo shows our 2 dogs, Miss Dixie Tulip and Miss Mitchell. They are walking through the snow and headed towards the woods. This chapbook is my first one. It contains 30 wintry-themed poems. Published Jan.  3. 2020.

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~ A REVISION of my first book, Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage, is ready  to be published in 2021. The new manuscript is at DLD Books

For some years I wanted to revisit the journals and notes I kept during my summers in Europe so that I could write a revision of that first book. I worked on it for the entire year and in early December I sent the revised draft to DLD Books where it will be edited for the new, revised edition.

The new edition will feature actual journal entries and some back stories and photos that inspired the stories and poems in the book. The new book will be published in 2021.

~ Announcement:  

 “6” of my latest poems  are scheduled for publication  by Proverse  (Hong Kong) for Mingled Voices5 Anthology.  

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The year 2020 is  the fifth year  that THE PROVERSE POETRY PRIZE FOR SINGLE POEMS has been offered.   My work has been featured in FOUR of the FIVE Anthologies to date.  This year, It received this special award and the publication of six of my new poems.
My poems earned an “Honorable Mention for a Body of Work.” by the editors for Mingled Voices5 Anthology. The group of poems will appear when Mingled Voices5 is available to the public for purchase on Amazon and Barnes & Noble  in April 2021.

~ My 2nd  chapbook,

Primavera: When Spring Break is Over, was completed this year.

I wrote a collection of Spring-themed poems for this little gem. I do not yet know where it will be published, but I have some offers. I will pray about it and wait for Divine guidance before making my decision.

~ Two of my books were given an evaluation by Writer’s Digest this year.

Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems – 2017

and

Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, 2019

Both books were evaluated by a juror who gave them a rating in 5 different categories. The top rating is 5.

Below is the rating scores for Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems.

• Voice and Writing Style: 5
• Production Quality and Cover Design: 5
• Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 5
• Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 5You can read the entire evaluation and comments by the Juror    Looking forward for 2021 Clarity, I will write more about this word and what it means to me in a future post here on Walking by Inner Vision Blog.Thank you for standing with me during 2020.
• My book received 5 out of 5 points in each category.

Other Publications in 2020

 25 Poems in literary magazines

2 Essays in literary magazines

2 Anthologies

Posts  – Walking by Inner Vision Here

Posts  – Gifts of the Sprit Blog Here

Podcast Interview with Patty Fletcher Listen now

Podcast Interview with Art Parlor, Sponsored by ACB.

One Word for 2020 – GIFTS

One Word for 2021 – CLARITY

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Visual Art HIGHLIGHTS of 2020  – coming soon

NEW ~

Star Signs: New & Selected Poems

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Published by Lynda McKinney Lambert. January 2, 2020.

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My MISSION STATEMENT

• Seeking Euphoria  – through art and writing.

• I reveal what is forgotten, lost or invisible.

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