Linda Neal Reising, a native of Oklahoma and a member of the Western Cherokee Nation, has been published in numerous journals, including The Southern Indiana Review, The Comstock Review, and Nimrod. Reising’s work has also appeared in a number of anthologies, including Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (Harper/Collins) and And Know This Place: Poetry of Indiana (Indiana Historical Society Press). She was named the winner of the 2012 Writer’s Digest Poetry Competition. Her chapbook, Re-Writing Family History (Finishing Line Press), was a finalist for the 2015 Oklahoma Book Award, as well as winner of the 2015 Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Poetry Book Prize. In 2018, her work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the editors of So It Goes: The Literary Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library. The Keeping, her first full-length book of poetry, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2020.
Paperback: 69 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (February 15, 2021)
Awards:
American Book Fest, Best Book Awards 2021: Finalist in the 'Western' Category
Eric Hoffer Winner Poetry 2022
Oklahoma Book Award Finalist
2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards: Honourable Mention
Western Heritage Book Award
The WILLA Literary Award 2022 Finalist