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.
Bridges Reading at Blue Harbor Center for the Arts, April 18
I see I was joking about snow a month ago (prematurely, as it turns out....) Anyway. I'm delighted to be reading later this month with Ed Bok Lee, Chris Santiago and Liz Weir. Poeteacher (great title!) Stan Kusunoki has put together some wonderful groups of writers throughout the life of this fairly new reading series, …
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Reading at SubText Books March 6
I'm delighted to be reading at this gem of a local book store. Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing my former student Raymond Strom there as he read from his debut novel, Northern Lights, published by Simon & Schuster. Highly recommended! Here's a link to my reading -- I hope those of you in …
The Poetry of Stone
Did you ever have a vision? Did you imagine it was possible to turn it into reality? Even though I teach creative writing myself, I have attended many a summer poetry seminar over the years since graduate school, from Provincetown Fine Arts Center to Split Rock Arts Workshops in Minnesota. Aside from enjoying the thrill …
Scoundrel Time
I'm happy to have two poems from Simples featured this week in Scoundrel Time. Check it out!
