Darrell Lindsey

Poet

Nacogdoches, TX
Texas US
Email: 
writerd@hotmail.com

Author's Bio

I am a Pushcart Prize and Rhysling Award-nominated poet from Nacogdoches,  the oldest town in Texas, and author of Edge Of The Pond (Popcorn Press, 2012),  A Master of Stick Figures ( Velvet Dusk Publishing, 2019), and  Spectrum ( Cyberwit.net, 2020).  In the music world, I co-wrote "The Distance Between His Hands" with hit songwriter Don McHan, which was recorded by the Don McHan Band on Power Of Truth Records ( 1996). 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 (Red Moon Press, 2019)
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Haiku: A Concise Anthology (Cyberwit.net, 2018)
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Horizon: The Haiku Anthology (Cyberwit.net, 2018)
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Stories of Music, Volume 2 (Timbre Press, 2017)
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Heart Breaths: Book of Contemporary Haiku (Cyberwit.net, 2016)
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galaxy of dust: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2015 (Red Moon Press, 2016)
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Haiku 2014 (Modern Haiku Press, 2014)
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The 2014 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association, 2014)
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Fire Pearls 2: Short Masterpieces of Love and Passion (M. Kei, Publisher, 2013)
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Haiku In English : The First Hundred Years (W. W. Norton & Company, 2013)
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Haiku 21: an anthology of contemporary English-language haiku (Modern Haiku Press, 2011)
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Moments of the Soul (Spirit First, 2010)
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Streetlights: Poetry of Urban Life in Modern English Tanka (Modern English Tanka Press, 2009)
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Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka (Modern English Tanka Press, 2009)
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Dwarf Stars Anthology (Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association, 2007)
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To Have and To Hold (Center Street/Hachette Book Group USA, 2007)
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Fire Pearls: Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart (M. Kei, Publisher, 2006)
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Sincerely Elvis (Hot Biscuit Productions, 2005)
Books:
Spectrum (Cyberwit.net, 2020)
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A Master of Stick Figures (Velvet Dusk Publishing, 2019)
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Edge Of The Pond (Popcorn Press, 2012)
Journals:
Abyss & Apex
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Acorn
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Amaze: The Cinquain Journal
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Ariel Chart
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Atlas Poetica
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Bear Creek Haiku
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Beechwood Review
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Blue Nib
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Carpe Articulum Literary Review
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Cattails
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Christian Science Monitor
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Chrysanthemum
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Crucible
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Emerald Tales
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Eye to the Telescope
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Falling Star Magazine
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flashquake
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Frogpond
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haijinx
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Harûah: Breath of Heaven
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Illumen
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Jerseyworks
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Kaleidoscope
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Kansas City Voices
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Literary Hatchet
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Long Story Short
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Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine
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Magnapoets
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Mayfly
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Midwest Literary Magazine
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Modern Haiku
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Moonset
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Nassau Review
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OG's Speculative Fiction
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Page & Spine
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Paper Crow
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Paper Wasp
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Plum Tree Tavern
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Presence
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PULP Literature
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Red Lights
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Roadrunner Haiku Journal
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Scarlet Leaf Review
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Scifaikuest
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Scryptic
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Silver Blade
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Simply Haiku
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Sketchbook: A Journal for Eastern & Western Short Forms
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Songs of Eretz Poetry Review
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Spark: A Creative Anthology
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Star*Line
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Strong Verse
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Taj Mahal Review
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Take 5ive
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Talkin' Blues
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Tanka Origins
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Tanka Splendor
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The Fifth Di...
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The Heron's Nest
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The Shine Journal
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The Sunlight Press
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The Whirlwind Review
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Third Wednesday
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Tincture Journal
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Wax Poetry and Art
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Whitefish Review
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www.winningwriters.com
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Zetetic
Prizes won: 

The Heron's Nest Award (Dec.2005); First Prize,6th International Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest In English 2009 ; Second Prize, First International Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest In English 2004; The Haiku Foundation HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest 2010(Noteworthy Innovative Poem); Poem of the Year Third Runner-up, The Heron's Nest Valentine Awards (2006); The Scorpion Prize (2010); 2007 Pinewood Haiku Contest First Place;2009 Pinewood Haiku Contest Third Place; 12th Haiku International Association Haiku Contest Honorable Mention(2010); 2010 Mainichi Haiku Contest Honorable Mention;XII Calico Cat International Bilingual Haiku Contest First Prize(2011); Semifinalist, Ito En North America New Haiku Grand Prix 2011(June 2011);Second Place, April 2006 Shiki Kukai; First Prize, 2007 Hammons Prizes for Poetry; Second Prize, Bulgarian National Radio's Zone of Rock and Jazz (2006, music and haiku contest); Genkissu Spirits Up! Worldwide Hekinan Haiku Contest prize (2006,2007);  Short Listed, Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse 2007; Mainichi Haiku Contest International Second Prize ( 2007, 2008); 2008 Sakura Award ( Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival); Kaji Aso Studio International Haiku Contest Honorable Mention (2008); World Haiku Festival Competition 2010 ( 2 Honorable Mentions); 6 Tanka Splendor Awards; The Saigyo Awards for Tanka Honorable Mention ( 2009, 2010); 2007 Dwarf Stars Award nomination; Basho 360th Anniversary Haiku Contest Award (2004);2011 Mainichi Haiku Contest Honorable Mention; First Place,Fort Worth Haiku Society Tanka Contest (2006); First Place, Fort Worth Haiku Society Senryu Contest(2006); Allasso Editor's Choice Award for Best Poem (2011); Hennen's Observer Open Community Poetry Contest Runner-Up (2011);Runner-Up, The Haiku Foundation HaikuNow! International Haiku Contest 2012(Innovative Category); 2nd Place, 2012 B.J. Rolfsen Memorial Dylan Days Creative Writing Contest (Open Poetry Division); Waka Award from DIOGEN pro culture magazine (Autumn 2012); Commendation, Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest ( Romania, 2012); Runner-Up, 2012 Basho Festival Haiku Contest (Japan);Commendation, Polish International Haiku Competition 2012; 1st Prize, 2012 Science Fiction Poetry Association Contest (Long Poem Category); 10th International Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest In English Honorable Mention (2013); Third Prize,DIOGEN pro culture magazine Spring Tanka Contest 2013; Second Prize,International Kusamakura Haiku Competition 2013; First Prize, DIOGEN pro culture magazine Autumn Haiku Contest 2013; Commended,2014 Vladimir Devide Haiku Award; Honorable Mention,Jane Reichhold International Prize ( 2014); First Prize, Betty Drevniok Awards 2014; First Place, 2014 Balticon Poetry Contest; Commended, Vladimir Devide Haiku Award 2015; Honorable Mention, Jane Reichhold International Prize ( 2015); 2015 Princemere Poetry Prize finalist; Honorable Mention, Jane Reichhold International Prize (2016); Semifinalist, Ito En North America New Haiku Grand Prix 2016; 2007 Pushcart Prize nomination; 2014 Rhysling Award nomination; Semifinalist, Ito En North America New Haiku Grand Prix 2017; First Prize, Polish International Haiku Competition 2017; Honorable Mention, OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition 2019; Highly Commended, H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest 2019; Second Place, Jane Reichhold International Prize 2019; Haiku In English Award for Excellence,  9th Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo-Haiku Contest ( 2020), Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest 2021 ( Honorable Mention); Runner-Up, Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition; Honorable Mention, 4th Star Haiku Contest  (2023); one of 10 winning poems, Basho-an International English Haiku Competition 2023; Honorable Mention, Maya Lyubenova International Haiku Contest 2024; Honorable Mention, Fleeting Words Tanka Contest 2024; Honourable Mention ( United States category), Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Haiku Invitational 

 

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Born in: 
Nacogdoches
Raised in: 
Nacogdoches, TX
Texas
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Last update: Nov 05, 2024