Frannie Lindsay: "Talking to My Father About God"

The Poem of the Week is Frannie Lindsay’s “Talking to My Father About God,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Frannie Lindsay’s second volume of poetry, Lamb, was selected Perugia Press’s 2006 Intro Award winner and was the runner-up for the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. Her first volume, Where She Always Was (Utah State University Press, 2004), was selected by J.D. McClatchy as the winner of the May Swenson Award.

Her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Field, Harvard Review, Prairie Schooner, Quarterly West, Tampa Review, and Yale Review. They have also been featured on Poetry Daily and Verse Daily, and her work has been read by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio’s Writer’s Almanac. She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as residencies at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Millay Colony. More information about Frannie Lindsay can be found at her web page.

Tuesday of each week “One Poet’s Notes” highlights work by a poet selected from the archives of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Please check the sidebar to view the list of poets and works that have been past “Poem of the Week” selections.