Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California.[1][2] Herrmann performed for the Vallejo Poetry Festival,[3] Napa Valley Writers Club,[4] Alameda Island Poets,[1] the American Association of University Women,[5] Benicia First Tuesday Poets,[1] Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT.[6] Since being appointed a poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival[6] and a Martin Luther King Day event.[7] Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne host the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo.[6] Founded in 2015 by Genea Brice Poetry in Notion's in-person meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][6] The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District.[7] Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper.[2] She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle.[2] Herrmann is also a musician[1] and a retired teacher[6] with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California.[2]

Works

Poems

  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Perfect Day" Benicia Herald, April 22, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Day 47" Benicia Herald, May 17, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say Her Name" Benicia Herald, July 24, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Icarus In The 21st Century" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Spellbound" Benicia Herald, September 25, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Freefall" Benicia Herald, October 28, 2020
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes" Benicia Herald, January 15, 2021
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD" Benicia Herald, April 28, 2021
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Unwanted" Benicia Herald, September 22, 2021
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes Revisited January 6, 2022" Benicia Herald, January 14, 2022
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day I Met Homer Smith at the Movies" Benicia Herald, February 16, 2022
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Believe" Benicia Herald, March 9, 2022
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Amelia’s Song" Benicia Herald, May 1, 2022
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Woman's Work" Work & The Anthropocene, Ice Floe Press, September 2, 2022[8][1]
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day Lahaina Burned" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2023

Anthologies

  • Musings During A Time of Pandemic Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2020. ISBN 9789966955951
  • Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Moonstone Press. 2021. ISBN 9781954499201[9]
  • I Can’t Breathe: A Poetic Anthology of Social Justice Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2021. ISBN 9789914988505 [1]
  • Friendship: Lifespan Vol. 3 Pure Slush Books. 2021. ISBN 9781922427243 [1]
  • Third Harvest: Napa Valley Writers Club 2021 Gnarly Vine Press. 2021. ISBN 9780998510835
  • Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2022. ISBN 9781735499925
  • Post-Roe Alternatives: Fighting Back B Cubed Press. 2022. ISBN 9781949476316
  • Support Ukraine Moonstone Press. 2022. ISBN 9781954499690
  • Nooks and Crannies Benicia Literary Arts. 2022. ISBN 9781735499918
  • Coming Out of Isolation Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2022. ISBN 9783947911738[10]
  • Opus IV: Napa Valley Writers Club 2023 Gnarly Vine Press. 2023. ISBN 9780998510828
  • Loss: Lifespan, Vol. 9 Pure Slush Books. 2024. ISBN 9781922427366[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Two women to serve as Vallejo's poets laureate". Fairfield Daily Republic. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Vallejo appoints two poets laureate in historic first". Vallejo Times Herald. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Baker, Jordan (14 April 2023). "Indulge in poetry with an alibi". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Art Notes: The Napa 'Nutcracker' returns". Napa Valley Register. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Antone, Suzanne (16 April 2023). "AAUW Sponsors Public Zoom Poetry Reading: Going the Distance – Not There Yet". Patch. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Zimmermann, Gretchen (29 November 2023). "New co-poets laureate want to bring Vallejo together through poetry". The Vallejo Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Meyer, Karenna (9 January 2024). "New poets laureate plan to reinvigorate Vallejo poetry circle". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Herrmann, Kathleen. "A Woman's Work". Ice Floe Press. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Virtual Poetry Reading: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" Anthology". Moonstone Arts Center. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Okemwa, Christopher (4 October 2022). Coming Out of Isolation: Poems on Resilience, Triumph and Hope (Kenya ed.). Books on Demand. p. 221. ISBN 9783947911738. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Loss". Pure Slush. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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