Christine E. Laine

Christine E. Laine (b. November 30, 1968 in El Paso, Texas) is an American contemporary, minimalist poet who lives in Virginia.

Laine is a two-time Pushcart Prize Nominee (2004 and 2005). She has written three full-length volumes of poetry: "Allegory", "The Weight Of Dust", and "Postcards From A Summer Girl" and three chapbooks ("Suburban Fairy Tales of Brilliant Ash and Blue Sins", with Michael Paul Ladanyi; "Alice in Wonderland"; "Origami Flower"). She is the editor of Little Poem Press, VLQ ("Verse Libre Quarterly") and co-editor of "Erosha". Her work has appeared in several anthologies and countless publications, both in print and online. She released her first spoken word CD, "Conversations in a Basement", in September 2005.

April of 2006 marked the release of the hurricane relief anthology "Washing the Color of Water Golden," (ISBN 1-933242-23-X) which she edited, which included poetry by Michelle Close Mills, Joel M. Nelson, and Helen Losse.

Books by C. E. Laine

* "Postcards from a Summer Girl" - ISBN 0-9755955-3-9
* "The Weight of Dust" - ISBN 0-595-26943-5
* "Allegory" - ISBN 0-595-22462-8

External links

* [http://www.celaine.com Official web site]