Background
Donaldson, Leigh was born on March 27, 1956 in New York City. Son of Lee Senior and Geraldine (Rolle) Donaldson.
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Leigh Donaldson
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Bachelor with honors, University Michigan, 1977.
Career
Editorial assistant Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Boston, 1985-1987. Permissions editor Houghton Mifflin Public Company, 1987-1989. Reporter Portsmouth Press, New Hampshire, 1989-1993.
Editorial/research assistant Center for Humanities University New Hampshire, Durham, 1996-1997. Freelance writer, editor. Columnist Portland Press Herald.
Featured poet Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985, Stone Soup Poets Series, Boston, 1989, 1st Night Literary Program, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1992, Boston Public Library. Reading Series, 1993, University New Hampshire, Durham, 1993, Critic's Choice, Voice of America/United States Information Agency, 1994, Kittery Art Association, 1997. Panelist I'll Make Me a World: A Century of African American Arts, Portsmouth Music Hall, 1999.
Leader poetry workshops and readings.
Achievements
Membership
Member Academy American Poets, Maine Writers and Publications Alliance, Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance, Sierra Club (Maine chapter), Maine History Society, Kittery Adult Education Program.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1977
Career
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1985 - 1987
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1987 - 1989
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1989 - 1993
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1996 - 1997
Awards
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Recipient Abraham Woursell award University Vienna, 1985, National Press Foundation award, 1987, Goldstein Research award John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1994. Martin Dibner Memorial fellow Maine Community Foundation, 1999.Recipient Abraham Woursell award University Vienna, 1985, National Press Foundation award, 1987, Goldstein Research award John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1994. Martin Dibner Memorial fellow Maine Community Foundation, 1999.