Crawford, Lynda V. E.: - Lynda V. E. Crawford was born and raised in Barbados and lives in the United States. Both homes sway and punctuate her writing. Crawford writes to sneak behind eyes, blow through ears, and stretch voices. She's been a journalist, copywriter, website manager, and email marketer. Poetry won't let go. Her work has appeared in national and international print and online journals and anthologies including Prairie Schooner, ArtsEtc Barbados, The Caribbean Writer, The Galway Review, The Bookends Review, California Quarterly, Exposition Review, Spectrum Publishing, Moonstone Arts Center (anthologies various), Crosswinds Poetry Journal, Los Angeles Poets Society Los Angeles Poets for Justice: A Document for the People Anthology in honor of George Floyd, and Haikuniverse. Her poem "Ballet Is Never Enough" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Nina Riggs Poetry Award. Crawford is a graduate of The University of Connecticut (Bachelors) and Long Island University (United Nations Graduate Certificate) (Masters).