Dr. Mary K. Lindberg is a poet, author, pianist, and performer living in New York City. Her work explores links between art, music, dance, and literature.

Dance of Atoms

Dance of Atoms

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In Dance of Atoms, Pompeii’s victims revive to recount their last moments; works of art come to life to confront spectators; and newly-roused composers Mozart and Beethoven critique today’s performances of their music. Other poems explore nature’s healing power, examine the role of truth in memoir, and inquire if an MRI can be a poem.

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What People Say about Mary’s Poetry and Dance of Atoms

  • "The title poem in Dance of Atoms imagines a pianist's dancing hands bringing to life Frederick Chopin's black marks? So, too, Mary K. Lindberg's words dance through the villas and brothels of Pompeii, through scenes inside art, and through life's surprises. She even poses the question: 'Can an MRI be a Poem?' Mary invites a world of humanity into her Dance of Atoms. Her poetry is strong, succinct, and alive with memorable images. Mary is doing something that Al can never do — connecting to readers on an intensely personal and emotional level."

    PATRICIA DOYNE, Regeneration Isn't Always Spontaneous

  • "Journey with Mary through the hidden labyrinth of history, to remote and fragmented places near forgotten. She writes about ancient locales and intriguing artworks, connecting different creations of humanity that tell our story. Lindberg's curiosity about the world is a gift to poetry. A dazzling collection."

    LORETTE C. LUZAC, Founding Editor, The Ekphrastic Revier

  • "With exquisite empathy, subtle humor and appreciation of soul-piercing nature, Mary Lindberg calls on the extraordinary subtleties of humanity to transform the far distant past, famous paintings and the power of music, dance and nature ... These poems make vital space for the freedom to imagine and a profound sense of connection to what matters most. ... Lindberg interrupts the news cycle to turn our gaze to an invitation to see, feel and rejoice, in exquisitely enriched language. This is a generous collection from a poet at the peak of her powers."

    JUNE GOULD, The Writer in All of Us and Counting the Stones

  • "I appreciate the way you use art as a path to the interior. Your sense of a past stabilizes the anxious present."

    BILLY COLLINS, Poet Laureate of the United States, 2001-2003

  • “Lindberg brought to life the Romans, their slaves and their cities, and the volcano’s devastation. Later, when I actually walked around Herculaneum and Pompeii, I recalled her phrase, ‘No time or space between life’s end, death’s beginning,’ that captures the lightning speed of the eruption, with not a second to prepare or say goodbye.”

    JUDI LEFKOWITZ, Ballet Dancer and Teacher

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Contact

Email: danceofatoms@gmail.com
Instagram: @maryklindberg