Robert Lima

Poet

State College, PA
Pennsylvania US
Email: 
rxl2@psu.edu
Website: 
www.personal.psu.edu/rxl2

Author's Bio

I began writing poetry in college, published my first pieces in Lynx and statements (Marvin Bell, Ed.), read in numerous Greenwich Village venues in the 60s. I co-edited Seventh Street Anthology (1961) and Judson Review (2nd era). Was Poet-in-Residence at U. of San Marcos, Perú. I have published ten books of poetry and over 500 poems in many venues.
I have had five exhibits of my poetry, with photos and art. From March through August 2004 Penn State Libraries exhibited "The Poetic World of Robert Lima--A Retrospective." In 2011 I was celebrated in a festschrift titled A Confluence of Words: Studies in Honor of Robert Lima.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain dubbed me Knight Commander in the Order of Queen Isabel in 2003.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Dark Lullaby. Sandburg- Livesay Award Anthology (UnMon America--Unfinished Monument Press, 2004)
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Imported Breads: Literature of Cultural Exchange (Mammoth Books, 2003)
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2001: A Science Fiction Poetry Anthology (Anamnesis Press, 2001)
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Uncommonplaces (Mayapple Press, 2000)
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In the West of Ireland: A Literary Celebration of Contemporary Poetry (Enright House of Ireland, 1992)
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Anthology of Magazine Verse & Yearbook of American Poetry (Monitor Book Company, 1985)
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Chelsea Retrospective 1958-1983 (Chelsea, 1984)
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Anthology of Magazine Verse & Yearbook of American Poetry (Monitor Book Company, 1981)
,
Latin American Writing: The 60s and 70s (Literary Review, 1980)
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Latin American Women Writers: Yesterday and Today (Latin American Literary Review Press, 1977)
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Seventh Street Anthology: Poems of Les Deux Megots (Hesperidian, 1961)
Books:
Por caminos errantes (Floricanto Press, 2014)
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THE RITES OF STONE (Lulu Press, 2010)
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The Pointing Bone (Xlibris, 2008)
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Tracking the Minotaur (First Books-Authors House, 2003)
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Sardinia/Sardegna (Bordighera Press, 2000)
,
Mayaland (Editorial Betania, 1992)
,
Corporal Works (Realities Library, 1985)
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The Olde Ground (Society of Inter-Celtic Arts & Culture, 1985)
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Fathoms (Carnation Press, 1981)
,
Poems of Exile & Alienation (Anvil Publishing, Inc, 1976)
Journals:
Baltimore Sun
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Boundary II
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Caribbean Writer
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Chelsea
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Chicago Review
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Cimarron Review
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CrossCurrents
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Dreamworks
,
Images
,
James Joyce Quarterly
,
Kosmos
,
Linden Lane Magazine
,
The Literary Review
,
Ometeca
,
Phi Kappa Phi Forum
,
Pivot
,
Poet Lore
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Prairie Schooner
,
Sandlapper
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Saw Palm
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Shooting Star Review
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Stardancer
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Studia Mystica
,
Studies in Contemporary Satire
,
Texas Quarterly
Prizes won: 

2009 Phi Kappa Phi Poetry Award for "Astrals". Poem published in PKP Forum (Spring 2009).
2004 The Sandburg--Livesay Award for "After an Anonymous Eighth-Century Gaelic Poet". Poem published in Dark Lullaby (2004).

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
Spanish
Born in: 
Havana
Cuba
Raised in: 
New York City, NY
New York
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Last update: Jul 06, 2016