LINDA CHASE (1941-2011) was an American poet who spent much of her life living in Manchester. She taught at the Arden School of Theatre, the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, and for the Poetry School of which she was the original Manchester co-ordinator. She was the founding director of Poets and Players. In 2000 she was founding chairperson of the Tai Chi and Chi Kung Forum for Health which trains teachers to work in hospitals. She helped develop the Forum's extensive course material.
