Linda grew up in Bakersfield, California and has "done time" as a social worker and recreational specialist in South Central L.A., East L.A., Santa Ana, Hollywood and South Korea.

She has a chapbook and a CD with jazz, both titled Watersnake Blues. In addition to her blues poems, as represented in her CD, Linda is known for her jazz, country, and environmental poetry. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including the environmental poetry anthology, Cracked Pavement and Plastic Trees: Our Gifts To Future Generations. Linda Strong formerly hosted a poetry reading, now discontinued, at the Liquid Den in Huntington Beach, California. She performs regularly in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.



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