Lisa Jarnot was born in Buffalo, New York in 1967. Since the mid-1990s has been a resident of New York City.
She has edited two small magazines (No Trees, 1987-1990, and Troubled Surfer, 1991-1992) as well as The Poetry Project Newsletter and An Anthology of New (American) Poetry (Talisman House Publishers, 1997).
She is the author of four full-length collections of poetry: Some Other Kind of Mission (Burning Deck Press, 1996), Ring of Fire (Zoland Books, 2001 and Salt Publishers, 2003), Black Dog Songs (Flood Editions, 2003) and Night Scenes (Flood Editions, 2008). Her biography of the San Francisco poet Robert Duncan is forthcoming in June 2012 and a Selected Poems will be published by City Lights in 2013.
She currently lives in Sunnyside, New York where she is the owner and operator of Sunnyside Landscaping.
Upcoming Readings, Lectures, and Classes:
May 2012: A book tour begins for Robert Duncan: The Ambassador From Venus. June 2012: Naropa's Summer Program Week One, Boulder, Colorado.
Bibliography:
The Fall of Orpheus, Shuffaloff Press, 1993.
Lisa Jarnot’s books can be ordered through Small Press Distribution: SPD Further information about her work is also available at Flood Editions and Salt Web
Upcoming and Ongoing Projects:
The Hundred Hats Project at One Hundred Hats Here: A Hecatombe of Knitted Hats for the Dead in Iraq.
The Ambassador from Venus: A Comprehensive Biography of Robert Duncan from University of California Press. Forthcoming from University of California Press, 2012. Robert Duncan Website. Lisa Jarnot's landscaping business: here
Recent Publications:
A short animated film produced by the Poetry Foundation: Poem Beginning With A Line By Frank Lima
An essay titled Jess's Literary Milieu as part of the catalogue for the Independent Curators International traveling exhibition: Jess: To and From the Printed Page.
Lisa Jarnot can be contacted directly at ljarnot@gmail.com.
Links:
Syllabi Sites: The Matrix a general resource site for poetry links and information. A Recap of the Online Naropa Class One's Own Language, Fall 2005 One's Own Language: Poetry Poetry Workshop, Autumn 2005 Bard College Summer Poetry Workshop Wesleyan College Summer 2005 Poetry Workshop
Wesleyan College Summer 2006 Nonfiction Narrative Seminar
Bernadette Mayer Retrospective Workshop Autumn 2008
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