Garrison Keillor Recited "Rental Cottage, Maine" on October 16, 2019
In what Karen Paul Holmes calls her "poetry dream come true," the popular daily audio program The Writer's Almanac selected a poem from her second book, No Such Thing as Distance (Terrapin 2018). Keillor, host of the long-running Prairie Home Companion, has a voice immediately recognized by his worldwide fans. You can hear this poem as well as all his broadcasts at GarrisonKeillor.com.
Karen's first book was Untying the Knot (Aldrich,
2014). Chosen a Best Emerging Poet, three of her poems appeared in Stay Thirsty Media's 2019 poetry volume with well-loved poets such as Billy Collins. Karen's other
publications include Prairie Schooner, Valparaiso
Review, Tar River Poetry, Poet Lore, and many journals and books,
including two anthologies of Georgia poets.
She founded and hosts The Side Door Poets in Atlanta and Writers’ Night Out in Blairsville, GA.
A freelance business writer, she also teaches writing classes at the John C.
Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, Writer’s Circle in Hayesville, NC, and other
venues. Lake Chatuge and the mountains inspire much of her poetry, which also
includes stories of personal joys and losses.
Join Karen the weekend of Valentine's Day, 2020 when she teaches "Love Songs & Poetry" at the Folk School.
The next Writers' Night Out is November 8 at 7 pm at the Union County Community Center, Blairsville. Rosemary Royston and Diana Anhalt are featured. Sign up for open mic at the door (3 minutes of poetry or prose).
To learn more about Karen's work, visit www.karenpaulholmes.com .
CONGRATULATIONS!! Karen, this is a great poem and I am so happy it has been published by Garrison Keillor on Writer's Almanac. I hope to take your class in February. Your classes at JCCFS are such fun and motivating.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Glenda. I was so excited to hear GK read my poem! Hope you do take my class in Feb. We'll have great fun.
DeleteExcellent poem! I love the image in the last line.
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