About Lynne Smokler Grossman — Creative Writer
Lynne Smokler Grossman is an artist, educator, creative writer, and social justice activist. She has published nonfiction, poetry, and flash fiction in three anthologies:The Light Beween Us - True Stories of Healing Through Creative Expression, Poems of the Super Moon, and Flash! Short Short Stories by Pen Women (The Pen Women Press). Her essay and poems have also been published on websites such as Split this Rock for the theme Poems of Resistance, Power, and Resilience. Lynne has given numerous poetry readings in Virginia and Washington, D.C. including reading her poem as an introduction to the Biennial Celebration of a Special Evening of Poetry, featuring Sofia M. Starnes, then Poet Laureate of Virginia. Lynne was invited to read for The Celebration of African-American Poets of Washington, D.C. honoring Sterling Brown, the first Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia. She was invited to give a multi-arts presentation of her photography, visual art, and poetry at The National League of American Pen Women 120th Birthday Celebration at The Historic Pen Arts Building.
She is a retired Speech-Language Pathologist and Hearing Therapist. Lynne holds degrees from the University of Virginia: B.S. Speech-Language Pathology, M.Ed. (Concentration: Audiology). Lynne enjoys stand up comedy, theatre, and ballroom/swing dancing with her husband.
2021 Featured Poet The COVID Poetry and Art Project, Starry I-Scream (poem), DCTRENDING Magazine, DCTRENDING.com., Washington, D.C.
2021 Confetti! (Anthology by WriteByTheRails Members) (Selected Poet) 3 Poems: Life's Crayons, Garden Party, and Tender Twilight, Manassas, VA
2020 Covid-19 Poetry & Art Project (Selected Poet & Visual Artist), Poem: Starry I-Scream & Artwork: Power of Hope, MikeMaggio.net, Herndon, VA
2017 Poems of Resistance, Power, and Resilience, (Selected Poet), I Am a Palette, Split This Rock's website: Blog this Rock), Washington, D.C.
2017 Wildest Poems for National Poetry Month, (Selected Poet), Clothes the Door, MikeMaggio.net, Herndon, VA
2017 Flash! Short Short Stories by Pen Women, The Visit (selected writer for anthology), The Pen Women Press, 2017, The National League of American Pen Women, Washington, D.C.
2015 Poems of the Super Moon, Eternal Embrace (selected poet for anthology), The Pen Women Press, 2015, The National League of American Pen Women, Washington, D.C.
2015 The Light Between Us — True Stories of Healing Through Creative Expression, Wings of Freedom (selected writer for anthology), The Pen Women Press, 2015, The National League of American Pen Women, Washington, D.C.
2014 Book Review: Cruel Calm: Paris Between The Wars by Patricia Daly-Lipe, National League of American Pen Women Magazine, Washington, D.C.
2018 Celebrating National Poetry Month, Poetry Society of Virginia, (Northern Region), Patrick Henry Library, Vienna, VA
2017 120th Anniversary Celebration (Invited Speaker as Poet & Visual Artist), The National League of American Pen Women, Historic Pen Arts Building, Washington, D.C.
2016 Biennial Celebration: An Evening Of Poetry (Invited Poet to introduce Poet Laureate of Virginia, Sofia M. Starnes), National League of American Pen Women, The Historic Pen Arts Building, Washington, D.C.
2012 Wounded Warriors Fundraiser and Poetry (Invited Poet), Burke, VA
2012 Martha Hears, Poetry Society of Virginia, Northern Region Chapter, Martha Washington Library, Alexandria, VA
2011 Poem in Your Pocket Day, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2007 Words, Art, and Poetry, Del Ray Artisans Gallery, Alexandria, VA
MidAtlantic Pastel Society - Charter Artist
National League of American Pen Women
Pastel Society of Virginia - Founding Artist
Poetry Society of Virginia
Springfield Art Guild
Virginia Writer's Club
Women's Caucus for Art
Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA - Founding Artist
Write by the Rails
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