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Kathryn Kysar is the author of two books of poetry, Dark Lake and Pretend the World.
She edited Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers. She has received fellowships from Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Kysar recently served on the board of directors for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and teaches at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and the Loft Literary Center and lives with her family in St. Paul.
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Kathryn’s Readings:
- Escape from Paradise, Iowa – 10:09
- Things I Learned from my Grandmother – 20:05
- German – 22:16
- Returning to Lake Superior – 42:11
Michael’s Beer Pairings
- Hamm’s, Hamm’s Brewing Company (paired to Escape
from Paradise, Iowa) – 8:48 - Fort Road Helles, August Schell Brewing Company
(paired to Things I Learned from my Grandmother and German) – 18:13 - Ring of Fire, Bad Weather Brewing (paired to
Returning to Lake Superior) – 39:00
Interview Highlights:
- Kathryn’s Background – 13:11
- Kathryn’s Craft; Finding Inspiration and Writing
Process – 14:42 - Why Poetry? – 16:21
- Title and Cover of book, Pretend the World –
25:09 - Organizing a Book of Poetry; Finding the Themes
– 30:29 - Kathryn speaks on her grandmother and the advice
of yesterday and today – 33:20 - Mixing music and poetry – 45:31
- The future of poetry in the era of
self-publishing – 51:02
Upcoming Events:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
COMING NEXT MONTH:
Tekkan, local poet of the Everyday Mind series
Kathryn is reading at the St. Paul Irish Fair of
Minnesota on August 10th. Time: 12:00 pm. Address: Eóin McKiernan Speaker’s
Tent, Harriet Island.
Kathryn is performing as part of the Minnesota
Fringe Festival at 5:30 pm on August 10th at Augsburg College in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. She will be joined by Marie Cooney and musician Kevin Kern among
others.
Laura is appearing at the Startled by JOY 2019
poetry reading and open mic on August 11th. The event goes from 5:30 pm to 7:30
pm at the Eggroll Queen Café, 1579 Hamline Avenue North, Falcon Heights,
Minnesota
Laura is appearing at the Startled by JOY 2019
poetry reading and open mic on October 6th. The event goes from 5:30 pm to 7:30
pm at the Troubadour Wine Bar, 2827 Hennepin Avenue
Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.
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