N. Thomas Johnson-Medland

Poet

Columbia, PA
Pennsylvania US
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Author's Bio

N. Thomas Johnson-Medland is a poet and author, an end-of-life specialist and doula. He is the author of Wayfaring Stranger; River Bending; Coming Back Home; In the Same Place; Bathed in Abrasion; Bridges, Paths, and Waters: Dirt, Sky, and Mountains; Cairn-Space; Entering the Stream; Along the Road; From the Belly of the Whale; Danse Macabre; Feed My Sheep: Lead My Sheep; Windows and Doors; For the Beauty of the Earth; Duende; and Turning Within. He lives a stone's throw from the Susquehanna River in Columbia, Pennsylvania--just outside Lancaster--with his wife, Glinda. Tom and Glinda have two adult sons, Zachary Aidan and Josiah Gabriel. Reach him at tomjohnsonmedland.com.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
WAYFARING Stranger (Wipf and Stock, 2023)
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River Bending (Wipf and Stock, 2021)
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Coming Back Home (Wipf and Stock, 2018)
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In the Same Place (Wipf and Stock, 2016)
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Bathed in Abrasion (Wipf and Stock, 2014)
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Duende (Wipf and Stock, 2013)
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For the Beauty of the Earth (Wipf and Stock, 2013)
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Windows and Doors (Wipf and Stock, 2012)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Nikos Kazantzakis Naomi Shihab Nye Robert Bly Rumi Coleman Barks Mary Oliver Jane Hirschfield Maya Angelou Walt Whitman Claribel Alegria Jimmy Santiago Baca John Maclean Norman Maclean Thomas Lynch Maya K. van Rossum Richard Rohr Robert Haas Basho Thomas Merton Maggie Ross

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Abington, PA
Pennsylvania
Raised in: 
Southampton, PA
Pennsylvania
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Last update: Apr 09, 2024