Back in September of 2022 I decided to send out some poetry submissions. A LOT of them. The idea was to send a packet every day, to make sharing my poems with the world a more regular habit. I remember WAY back in the day printing and stuffing all those pages and SASEs into the …
How I Became a Feminist
I'm very lucky to live in Saint Paul, MN, a community that supports writers and writing via many non-profit, business, and government organizations. I'm also lucky to have this poem published on the Saint Paul Almanac site as part of their "Breakthrough" writing contest this spring. The poem tries to capture the revolution I experienced …
More workshop bounty
I'm really happy to share another recent online publication inspired by a workshop I took last summer via North Beach Writers Retreat. Organized by poet LouAnn Shephard Muhm, this virtual workshop on Writing The Poem You Are Afraid To Write was led by the amazing Patricia Smith. My poem, "Some Facts About The Number Twelve," …
Self-Portrait as…
Concision Poetry JournalIssue 2.1 I have been a writing teacher (creative writing and composition) for many years, but I still love being a student. This poem came out of an online workshop on surrealist poetry offered by Poets on The Coast, taught by poets Susan Rich and Kelli Russell Agodon. (And check out their upcoming …
“Read Poetry Central Minnesota” is not a competition
Tracy Rittmueller explains all here: And I'm looking forward to her reviews of all the finalists' books.
Lyricality News and Reviews
Tracy Rittmueller's comments on Simples are here! She does a great job highlighting the key aspects of the book and my hopes for its readers. Read it here: 7 Reasons to Read Katelynn Hibbard's 3rd Collection of Poems, Simples We are lucky to live in Minnesota, where arts programs like Lyricality are supported, thanks to the Central …
Read Poetry Central Minnesota 2020
I am so excited to have been nominated for this wonderful program sponsored by Lyricality, a new organization dedicated to raising the profile of poetry throughout the state of Minnesota by promoting reading to schools and libraries in the central region. Thanks to last year's recipient, Paige Riehl, for nominating my book. And look at …
When Writing Meets Art
I love the title of this event! And I love that I have reconnected with Elissa Cottle, the organizer, who I met years ago when we were in a writing class at the Loft. We spent many happy months working on poems in a writing group before we both went on for graduate degrees. Now …
Beer
Now that I have your attention, I'd like to invite you to join me next week, May 15, 8:30 pm at Poets & Pints. If you already regularly attend this cool event, FYI it's starting later than usual this month. If you haven't caught me at a reading yet, now's a good time to check out …
Bridesmaid
That's what I always used to call it when I came this close to winning a contest (as in "always the bridesmaid, never the bride..." So of course I was disappointed to not win the Midwest Independent Publishing Association Award, but hey, at least my book was nominated! I appreciate the recognition.
KateLynn Hibbard 