Wendy Lawton


Location Providence, RI
Occupation full-time fundraiser, part-time writer
Website http://

About Me

I am a science and technology fundraiser, recovering journalist, tree hugger, book lover, dance machine and mom. My writing arc is wonderfully circular. I started writing poems as a teenager, moved to journalism, then to press materials, then grant proposals. And now, again, poems. Recently, I wrote some songs. And an essay. Writing is something I can't seem to quit, along with reading just about anything - magazines, books, blogs, recipes, newspapers. I'm a word girl.

Why do you write?

Nature is my sure-fire muse. Hiking, paddling, a nature walk, a beach comb, you name it. My daughter, prosecco, and a really good read can also fuel me.

Any favorite authors? Books?

My favorite authors are Gabrielle Garcia-Marquez, Hunter S. Thompson and Vladimir Nabokov. I greatly admire Jonathan Franzen and Susan Orlean, My favorite poet is, by far, Mary Oliver. The only thing that seems to bind these writers is incisiveness and verve.

Wendy Lawton's Wall

Darryl Price – Aug 20, 2010

Yeah to everything you just said up there. Welcome.

D'Arcy Fallon – Aug 17, 2010

Welcome, Wendy!!!!!!! So glad you joined!

D'Arcy Fallon – Aug 17, 2010

Welcome, Wendy!!!!!!! So glad you joined!

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