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A lover of voices and words on the page, Diana Pinckney enjoys readings and whatever brings the bards together. She has published in such journals asGreen Mountains Review, Atlanta Review, Iodine, Calyx, RHINO, Cream City Review, EKPHRASIS, Cave Wall, other magazines & anthologies. She has four collections of poetry: Fishing With Tall Women, Persephone Press, White Linen, Nightshade Press, Alchemy, Main Street Rag Publishing Co., and Green Daughters, Lorimer Press.
This latest full-length book of poems concerns the many fascinations and mysteries of the sea, among other things. Green Daughters was released April 3rd, 2011.
 published by Lorimer Press
"Fairy-tale and reality blended convincingly, the poems in this collection surge in green waves to pull the reader on their vivid tide of mystery, pain and beauty. Loss and imagination battle for
victory, but with nature’s help and Pinckney’s mastery, there is enough radiance to
rescue us from the undertow."
Nancy White, President of Word Works and author of Sun, Moon, Salt and Detour.
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Diana Pinckney lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a native of South Carolina. Diana is an award winning poet, and her works have been published in a number of prestigious journals, anthologies and other publications. A recent award is the 2010 EKPHRASIS Prize from EKPHRASIS, a journal of poems based on art. She is also one of the winners of Persimmon Tree's 2009 and 2011 East Coast States Poetry Contest. The first link below is to a recording of the Green Daughters reading at Malaprops Bookstore in Asheville and an interview afterwards for Word Play by Jeff Davis. This is a weekly Asheville FM radio show that is a combination of music and interviews with writers. http://stream.ashevillefm.org/afm-word-play-07242011.mp3 Interview with WDAV. org -- Bach & Biscuits was aired Sunday, October 9, 2011,10 a.m. hour Interview with Low Country Live, Charleston, S.C. on WCIV -- ABC News4.com was broadcast Monday,
October 17, 2011, 10 a.m. hour.
Readings from Green Daughters:
Park Road Books, Park Road Shopping Center, Charlotte N.C.
Sunday April 3rd, 2:00 p.m.
Literary Bookpost, Salisbury, N.C.
Thursday, April 7th, 7:00 p.m.
Sensoria Literary Festival, Central Piedmont College,
Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday, April 14th, 2:00 p.m.
Poetrio at Malaprop's Bookstore, Asheville, N.C.
Sunday, May 1st, 3:00 p.m.
Finleaf Gallery, 2323 Divine St.,Columbia, S.C.
Friday, May 13th, 5:30p.m.
McIntyre's Books, Ferrington Village, Pittsboro, N.C.
Sunday, May 22, 2:00 p.m.
Greensboro Central Library Downtown
219 N. Church Street, Greensboro, N.C.
Monday, July 18th, 7 p.m.
Litchfield Books, Moveable Feast, Pawleys Island, S.C.
Friday, September 9, 11 a.m.
Harborwalks Books,
Front Street, Georgetown, S.C.
Sunday, September 18, 2 p.m.
Monday Night Poetry and Music Series
East Bay Meeting House,159 East Bay Street
Charleston, S.C. Monday, October 17, 8 p.m.
Pomegranate Books
4418 Park Ave.
Wilmington, N.C. Thursday, October 20, 7 p.m.
Final Friday Reading Series
Vin Master Wine Bar, 2000 South Blvd. Suite 610
Charlotte, N.C. Friday, October 28, 7 p.m.
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