Lindahl, David M. (David Mark), 1957-

Biography

David M. Lindahl was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 1957, and was raised in Ledyard, Connecticut. He earned a B.A. in Landscape Architecture in 1979 from the University of West Virginia, where he also pursued an interest in writing. He then moved to Minneapolis, where he continued his literary pursuits, frequenting the Loft writing center and joining the Writers Support Group for Men. When The James White Review (TJWR) was founded in 1983, members of the Support Group formed the core of original contributors, and the first issue, published in October 1983, included poetry and graphics by Lindahl. He served as an editor of TJWR from 1985-1989, and toured to promote the TJWR and poetry. He also contributed prose, poetry, and graphics to Streamlines, Evergreen Chronicles, Hungry Mind Review, and Equal Time . As a performance artist, Lindahl wrote and performed his own works, including benefits for various community AIDS organizations. Additionally, he served on the staff of the Minnesota AIDS Interfaith Council and was a co-founder the Radical Faerie HIV Action Group. Lindahl died on August 26, 1994, in Minneapolis.

Sources:

Lindahl, David. Voices Over the River: Poems and Illustrations . Minneapolis, Minn.: Daisy Publications, 1993.

Willkie, Phil. "From the Publisher," James White Review, 11 no. 5 (Fall 1994): 2.

Weaver, Read. "Some of a Kind: Publications of Special Interest: Gay Publications." Utne Reader, July/August 1987, 115.

From the guide to the David M. Lindahl papers, 1971-1994, (bulk 1980-1989), (ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.)