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Kathleen Herrmann

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Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California.[2][1]

Kathleen Herrmann
Alma materSt. Mary's College of California[1]
OccupationPoet
TitelPoet laureate of Vallejo, California
Term2024-2025
PredecessorJeremy Snyder
Writing career
Genrepoetry


Writing

Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper.[1] She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle.[1] Herrmann performed for the Flyway Festival,[3] Vallejo Poetry Festival,[4] Napa Valley Writers Club,[5] Alameda Island Poets,[2] the American Association of University Women,[6] Benicia First Tuesday Poets,[2] Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT.[7] Herrmann serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California.[2] Since being appointed Vallejo's poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival,[7] a Martin Luther King Day event, [8] a Black History Month event,[9] and Fiestas Primavera in Benicia.[10] Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne host the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo.[7] 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.[8][7] The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District.[11][8] Herrmann is a retired teacher[7] with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California[1] and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California Berkeley.[3] Herrmann is also a singer, pianist, guitarist, and ukulele player.[12]

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[13][2]
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day Lahaina Burned" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2023
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Resolve" Benicia Herald, January 12, 2024
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, “Elmira” Benicia Herald, February 25, 2024
  • Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD," Vallejo Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 10, March 8, 2024[12]

Anthologies

  • Musings During A Time of Pandemic Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2020. ISBN 9789966955951
  • Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Moonstone Press. 2021. ISBN 9781954499201[14]
  • I Can’t Breathe: A Poetic Anthology of Social Justice Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2021. ISBN 9789914988505 [2]
  • Friendship: Lifespan Vol. 3 Pure Slush Books. 2021. ISBN 9781922427243 [2]
  • 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[15]
  • Opus IV: Napa Valley Writers Club 2023 Gnarly Vine Press. 2023. ISBN 9780998510828
  • Loss: Lifespan, Vol. 9 Pure Slush Books. 2024. ISBN 9781922427366[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vallejo appoints two poets laureate in historic first". Vallejo Times Herald. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Two women to serve as Vallejo's poets laureate". Fairfield Daily Republic. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Proclamation honoring Kathleen Herrmann as co-poet laureate". City of Vallejo. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Baker, Jordan (14 April 2023). "Indulge in poetry with an alibi". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Art Notes: The Napa 'Nutcracker' returns". Napa Valley Register. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ Antone, Suzanne (16 April 2023). "AAUW Sponsors Public Zoom Poetry Reading: Going the Distance – Not There Yet". Patch. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e Zimmermann, Gretchen (29 November 2023). "New co-poets laureate want to bring Vallejo together through poetry". The Vallejo Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Meyer, Karenna (9 January 2024). "New poets laureate plan to reinvigorate Vallejo poetry circle". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Conscious Black History Celebration unites past and present". Vallejo Times Herald. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ Zimmermann, Gretchen (21 March 2024). "Fiestas Primavera cultural festival comes to Benicia". The Vallejo Sun. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  11. ^ ""Dear Vallejo," a poetry project is underway for city's youth". Vallejo Times Herald. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Kathleen Herrmann Co-Poet Laureate". Vallejo Weekly. 12 (10): 25. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ Herrmann, Kathleen (2 September 2022). "A Woman's Work". Ice Floe Press. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Virtual Poetry Reading: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" Anthology". Moonstone Arts Center. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Loss". Pure Slush. January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.


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