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"""Linda Albertano, a force of nature, a woman of integrity, a singular voice of -unimpeachable honesty. A goddess who rose from childhood trauma and -created art that left audiences breathless. She was my friend. Always."" -Laurel Ann Bogen, Founding Member of Nearly Fatal Women, poet, and author ""A deeply compassionate and transformative performance artist and poet-writer, Linda J. Albertano was without peer. It is impossible not to be touched by the magic of her boundless humanity and love for all."" -S.A. Griffin, poet, actor, and Dadaist Supreme ""Whether you knew Linda from her utterly original performance art, or from her Kora playing, or from hearing her read, or from simply spending time with her in conversation, she was always truly a poet. She breathed life into language, and expanded our sense of what is possible. She has left her poems as a gift to us all, and for that I am truly thankful. They will continue to transform the imaginations of all of us who encounter them."" -Quentin Ring, Director, Beyond Baroque ""For my Big Sister Linda J. Albertano, my advisor, my student, she was a Grand Lady, very special in my life. I am composing your song, my sister Linda's song in the Zone of the Spirit and with us. Thank you very much, my Linda, from my heart, and with gratitude. Your Kora instructor since 1999."" -Prince Diabat� Kora Master, Guinea, West Africa (Translated from the French by Frank Lutz) ""She was an awe-inspiring presence, performance poet and film maker. Linda was a great soul, larger than life and utterly brilliant. She was infinitely kind and utterly brilliant. Life will never be the same without her. Dearest Linda, in your own words, ""I will worship at your shrine, forever."" -Anna Homler, Poet and performance artist ""If there ever was a Creative, Very Feminine, Amazon Goddess of the sweetest nature & temperament that this or any other world has ever seen or known, it has to have been my dear musical friend, the late Linda ""Albert"" Albertano."" -Taj Mahal, Great Blues Artist ""Whether in words written or spoken, in poetry or prose, in music and in physical presence, her light transcended shape and form."" -Adam Leipzig, Producer, director, stage, and performance art productions ""Linda Albertano was a one-of-a-kind artist and human being. Her poetry and performance art was so earth-shatteringly original, it made us all aspire to raise the stakes of our own work."" -Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, co-directors, Three Rooms Press"

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"Linda J. Albertano was a champion of women's issues and rights throughout her career. Despite a challenging childhood in foster homes, Linda became an award-winning poet, performer, and musician, and went on to co-found the poetry group ""Nearly Fatal Women."" She was awarded the rare title of Poetry Diva by the City of Los Angeles. Linda passed away in September 2022. Frank Lutz is a poet with an understated narrative writing style. He attended universities in France, Italy, and Germany; and graduated from UCLA, Summa Cum Laude with his wife, Linda. He possesses a Vatican passport and is called Dottore Lutz in the Vatican Secret Archives. Frank also has a commercial pilot's license, and anFAA pilot instructor certificates. He and Linda married twice and were together for 55 years. Suzanne Lummis was the 5th recipient of Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center's George Drury Smith Award for Excellence in Poetry and a 2018/19 City of Los Angeles Fellow, an endowment to artists and writers enabling them to create a new body of work. She is among the few who've defined the poem noir, and www.poetry.la produces her series on film noir and contemporary poetry, They Write by Night, featuring poems by poets local and national. In 2023 she guest-edited a special Noir issue of the international publication Pratik, which features poetry, fiction, non-fiction and essays exploring noir subject matter in the noir style. Her phone calls to Linda J. Albertano and Laurel Ann Bogen with the suggestion ""Let's join forces and make something happen"" led to the founding of Nearly Fatal Women. She lives in Los Angeles."

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