KATHRYN KIRKPATRICK POET • LITERARY SCHOLAR ABOUT POETRY SCHOLARSHIP NEWS & EVENTS CONTACT Winner of the 2019 Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry Art by Rachel Parry These poems explore the multiple exiles of living in a woman’s body; traversing boundaries of region, nation, and class; and confronting human violations of the natural world. Moving between the quotidian and the mythic, Kirkpatrick’s multi-voiced lyrics constitute a powerful quest. “A younger woman would not have fought these battles, endured, reflected, returned and reclaimed as Kirkpatrick has done. Her poems create a path and a lamp for those women poets who come after her.” –Greta Gaard “varied, cohesive, accomplished, and deliciously badass” –Jeanne Larsen Reading from The Fisher Queen Virtual Western NC Literary Festival To schedule poetry readings, workshops, and talks, contact Kathryn at kirkpatrick@appstate.edu. Designed by WPlook Studio