Seasons of Defiance

by Lance Lee

The author writes about life and the end of life.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

My poems, stories and articles have appeared widely in both American and English journals. Books of poetry include "Wrestling With The Angel "(1990), "Becoming Human "(2001), "Human/Nature"(2006), "Seasons of Defiance" (2010), which placed as a finalist in the 8th. National USA Book Awards, "Transformations" combining art and poetry (2013), and "Homecomings" (2015). "Elemental Natures, selected lyrics, sequences, and prose,"appeared in 2020. I am a recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and various other scholarships

Among plays, "Rasputin" and "Gambits" were produced at the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. "Time’s Up" and "Fox, Hound, and Huntress" were premiered in Los Angeles; publications include "Time’s Up;" "Fox, Hound & Huntress;" and "Time’s Up and Other Plays."

I founded graduate playwrighting and the graduate screenwriting programs at USC and California State University, Northridge, respectively. I have published a screenwriting textbook, "The Understructure of Writing for Film & Television," and "A Poetics for Screenwriters," as well as "The Death and Life of Drama, reflections on writing and human nature."

My works also include a novel, "Second Chances" (2001). A children's novel, "Orpheus Rising," appeared in 2021, and a shorter children's book, "The Tale of Brian and the House Painter Mervyn" is due in early 2022.

My family is split between Los Angeles, where I helped establish the California State Park System in the Santa Monica Mountains, and London, where a married daughter lives in Crouch End, the family seat for generations on my wife’s side.

Reviews

[Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fine mature work from a writer in Los Angeles. Reviewed this book on Amazon.