Paula J. Lambert
Non-fiction /
Poetry /
Visual Arts
Paula J. Lambert is a literary and visual artist. She has authored several collections of poetry including The Ghost of Every Feathered Thing (FutureCycle 2022) and How to See the World (Bottom Dog 2020), a finalist in the 2021 Ohioana Book Awards. The focus of much of her work has been the anatomy of birds: by digging deep into their bones, beaks, and feathers, she has found her way to issues both deeply personal and broadly political. Awarded PEN America's L'Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship, Lambert's work has been supported by the Ohio Arts Council and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. She has twice been in residence at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Lambert owns Full/Crescent Press, a small publisher of poetry books and broadsides, through which she has founded and supported numerous public readings and festivals that support the intersection of poetry and science.
Lambert has been actively involved in all stages of writing, publishing and performing poetry. She enjoys finding interesting and unusual ways of publishing and performing work and has been involved in everything from letter press printing to slam poetry competitions. She is especially adept at creating hand-stitched specialty chapbooks, which she has published on her own and through the press.
As an accomplished multidisciplinary visual artist, Lambert is particularly interested in using recyclable materials. Cardboard is a favorite medium. Her work includes mixed-media collage, sculpture/assemblage, book arts, wearable art, and iPhone photography. Her work has been accepted to numerous exhibitions including the Biennial Juried Exhibition at OAC’s Riffe Gallery.
Lambert is available for features, workshops, and speaking events.
Please contact the artist at paulajlambert@gmail.com for more information.
Upcoming Events
- Featured Reading: Smith Creative Writers Reading Series, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Virtual. Thursday, February 3. 6:00 p.m.
- Poetic Inventory of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Reading, Kent State University, Rockwell Auditorium. Thursday, February 10, 7:00 p.m.
- Workshop! "Something to Crow About: Poetry Writing with Paula J. Lambert," Lafayette Writers Studio. Online. February 27, 2:00 p.m. Register here.
- Featured Reading and Discussion, Upper Arlington Senior Center Current Events Group, 1945 Ridgeview Rd., Upper Arlington, Ohio. Virtual. Tuesday, March 22, 2:00 p.m.
- 2022 Poetry at Hayner: A Mosaic of Voices. Saturday, June 11, 2022. 7:30 p.m.
- Solstice Poetry Reading, co-sponsored by Glen Helen and Tecumseh Land Trust. (Includes Release of the Solstice Poetry Anthology!) December 9, 2022. Full Details TBA.
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- I allow businesses to purchase or display my work.
- I am available for demonstrations.
- I offer classes.