Paula J. Lambert

Paula J. Lambert has authored several collections of poetry including The Ghost of Every Feathered Thing (FutureCycle 2022) and How to See the World (Bottom Dog 2020). Recipient of PEN America’s L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship, her poetry and prose has been supported by the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Widely published in journals and anthologies, her work has been nominated for several Best of the Net and Pushcart prizes. How to See the World was a finalist in the 2021 Ohioana Book Awards. Lambert is also a visual artist, small-press publisher, and nascent literary translator. Through Full/Crescent Press, she has founded and supported numerous public readings that support the intersection of poetry and science, including Ohio’s annual Sun & Moon Poetry Festival now hosted by the Ohio Poetry Association. She lives in Columbus with her husband, Dr. Michael Perkins, a philosopher and technologist. More at www.paulajlambert.com.

An accomplished multidisciplinary visual artist, Lambert’s work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2017 Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery. She lives in Columbus with her husband, Dr. Michael Perkins, a philosopher and technologist.

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.

Lambert is available for features, workshops, and speaking events.