Laurel Ann Bogen, (Founding Member of Nearly Fatal Women, poet, and author)
Linda Albertano, a force of nature, a woman of integrity, a singular voice of unimpeachable honesty.  A goddess who rose from childhood trauma and created art that left audiences breathless.  She was my friend.  Always.

S.A. Griffin, poet, actor and Dadaist Supreme
A deeply compassionate and transformative performance artist and poet-writer, Linda J. Albertano was without peer.  It is impossible not to be touched by the magic of her boundless humanity and love for all.

Quentin Ring, Director, Beyond Baroque
Whether you knew Linda from her utterly original performance art, or from her Kora playing, or from hearing her read, or from simply spending time with her in conversation, she was always truly a poet.  She breathed life into language, and expanded our sense of what is possible.  She has left her poems as a gift to us all, and for that I am truly thankful.  They will continue to transform the imaginations of all of us who encounter them. 

Prince Diabate, Kora Master Guinea, West Africa.  (Translated from the French by Frank Lutz.)
For my Big Sister Linda J. Albertano, my advisor, my student, she was a Grand Lady, very special in my life.  I am composing your song, my sister Linda’s song in the Zone of the Spirit and with us.  Thank you very much, my Linda, from my heart, and with gratitude.  Your Kora instructor since 1999. Prince Diabate, is called in Africa as Kora Master

Anna Homler, poet and performance artist
She was an awe-inspiring presence, performance poet and film maker.  Linda was a great soul, larger than life and utterly brilliant.  She was infinitely kind and utterly brilliant.  Life will never be the same without her.  Dearest Linda, in your own words, “I will worship at your shrine, forever”. 

Taj Mahal, great Blues Artist
If there ever was a Creative, Very Feminine, Amazon Goddess of the sweetest nature & temperament that this or any other world has ever seen or known, it has to have been my dear musical friend, the late Linda “Albert” Albertano.

Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, leaders in the DaDa art movement
Linda Albertano was a one-of-a-kind artist and human being.  Her poetry and performance art was so earth-shatteringly original, it made us all aspire to raise the stakes of our own work.  But an artist is more than their art, and Linda was equally defined by her kindness, her humor, and her indefatigable support of other creators.  For many years, Linda has been a beloved member of our worldwide dada family, performing with us in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New Orleans, with original work, in a staged reading, embodying New York Dada legend Baroness Elsa von Freytag Loringhoven, and more.  We miss her daily, and thrive on the memory of our time together. 

Adam Leipzig, producer, director, stage, and performance art productions
She talked, she sang, she moved. She spoke poetry, changed costumes and characters. She had the capacity concentrate herself and expand herself into each situation. When she concentrated herself, her body reduced, became smaller and more vulnerable. This was part of her art, because in life she was taller than most everyone around. When she expanded, you could have sworn she was eight feet tall.