Larkin, Joan
LARKIN, Joan
LARKIN, Joan. American, b. 1939. Genres: Poetry, Gay and lesbian issues. Career: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, NYC, assistant professor of English, 1969-94, adjunct faculty of writing program, 1997; writer. Guest faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, 1984-86, 1988, and 1997; associate faculty at Goddard College, 1994-96; visiting instructor at institutions and theater companies; poet-in-residence at West Side YMCA Writers Community, NYC. Publications: Housework (poetry), 1975; A Long Sound (poetry), 1986; The AIDS Passion (play), 1996; Cold River (poetry), 1997; (trans., with J. Manrique) Sor Juana's Love Poems, 1997; Glad Day: Daily Meditations for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People, 1998; If You Want What We Have: Sponsorship Meditations, 1998. EDITOR: (with E. Bulkin) Amazon Poetry, 1975; (with E. Bulkin) Lesbian Poetry, 1981; (with C. Morse) Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time, 1988; A Woman like That: Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming out Stories, 1999. Contributor to anthologies and periodicals. Address: c/o Hazelden Foundation, 15251 Pleasant Valley Rd., PO Box 176, Center City, MN 55012, U.S.A.