Joe Montoya's Poetry Unplugged: Cynthia Linville

Cynthia Linville has lived in London, New York, San Francisco, and outside of Washington DC but has returned to live in her hometown of Sacramento. She has taught in the English Department at California State University, Sacramento since 2000. She served as Poetry Editor of Poetry Now from 2008-2010 and has served as Managing Editor of Convergence since 2008.

Linville’s work has appeared in many publications and several anthologies. Her two books of collected poems, The Lost Thing (2012) and Out of Reach (2014), are available from Cold River Press. Her poem “I am Fortune’s Ungraceful Daughter” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2012. She invented a poetic form dubbed the Linvillanelle.

Cynthia is active in the Sacramento poetry scene as a host and reader. A music aficionado with a theater background, she occasionally appears with musicians, including Victor Krummencher of Camper Van Beethoven, and with the group Poetica Erotica.