Memorable Moments

In this video Linda tells anecdotes from her long career in the English Department at Tufts. Her audience consists of her colleagues at the time of her retirement.

Bird Swerves

Here Linda reads and discusses her poem, “Bird Swerves,” published in Ploughshares  and included in Common Threads, a publication of the Massachusetts Poetry Society.
You can read the poem here. 

Interview with Amy Snodgrass

Here Linda is interviewed by Amy Snodgrass, an American poet living in Costa Rica. In this segment they discuss Linda’s philosophy of teaching and her relationship with the poetry of Frank O’Hara.

Acting The Truth

“Acting the Truth” is an essay Linda wrote in response to Long Night’s Journey Into Day, a movie about the South African Truth and Reconciliation process. You can read that essay here.