Poetry. Asian American Studies. Gay and Lesbian Studies. "Headlong, harrowing, holy and at times even hilarious, Zack Linmark's poems give us the vibrant technicolor life of crossed time zones and shocked cultures. Manila meets Michael Jackson here: be prepared for a thriller unlike any you've seen before! From this fine poet's tender heart, experience the spectacle of the humane"-Rafael Campo. Born in the Philippines and raised in Hawaii, R. Zamora Linmark is the author of long-time SPD bestseller ROLLING THE R'S, which he has also adapted for the stage.

Author Hometown: Honolulu, HI USA



About the author: R. Zamora Linmark is the author of Rolling The R's, Prime Time Apparitions, The Evolution of a Sigh, and Leche, sequel to Rolling The R's. A two-time Fulbright Scholar, he has received grants and fellowships from the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, and twice from the Fulbright Foundation, in 1998, and as a Senior Scholar in 2005. His residencies include the Macdowell Colony, the Corporation of Yaddo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and, most recently, Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain. He has taught at the U.C. Santa Cruz, De La Salle University in the Philippines, and most recently, at the University of Hawaii in Manoa where he was the Distinguished Visiting Writer. His writings can be found in many anthologies including Charlie Chan is Dead (edited by Jessica Hagedorn).