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Lonnie B (“Lon”) Hodge

Hometown: Foley, AL Lives in: Foley, AL

Contact Information

  • Email: santini47@yahoo.com

Address:

    • 22852 Lake South Drive
      Foley, AL 36535
      United States
  • Phone: (847) 924-3517
  • Preferred Contact Method: Any

 

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About Lonnie B (“Lon”) Hodge

Genres: Poetry, Drama, Hybrid, Journalism

Available for: School Programs, In Person, Remote

Bio: Lonnie Hodge is a disabled veteran and retired professor of psychology and literature.
He is a poet, playwright and photographer.
He’s been awarded fellowships and residencies by the NEA, the Texas Commission, Illinois Arts Council, the Millay Colony and others.
His work has been widely published and anthologized. His first book was the winner of the Sandstone Prize. He’s written and produced two plays: An Evening with William Butler Yeats and a one-man show about Martin Luther.
He’s also the …Read More author of a collection of dog stories, a Colorado pictorial and wild game cookbook among others.
For 12 years he has traveled the country with a service dog, Gander, doing volunteer work with disabled and homeless veterans, teaching on service dog access, suicide prevention, healing through art, and planned acts of community kindness.
He holds degrees/certificates in metallurgical engineering, communications, Asian Studies, psychology, counselor education, and creative writing.

Works:

In the Shadow of the Peaks (poetry, pictorial) ‘85. Crossroads Press.
An Evening With Martin Luther (play) ‘89 Crossroads Press
Fishing for the Moon (poetry) ‘93 Sandstone Press
In Dogs We Trust (non fiction) 2016, Fetch Press

Awards:

Gold Medal in Poetry: National Veterans Art Festival
NEA Fellow, Poetry
Arts Grant, Illinois Council on Arts
Grant recipient, Texas Commission on Arts and Humanities
Artist in Residence, Millay Colony

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