Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer, Poet, Spoken Word Artist

Lawrence, KS

Kansas US

Email:

carynmirriamgoldberg@gmail.com

Website:

www.CarynMirriamGoldberg.com

Author's Bio

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the 2009-2013 Poet Laureate of Kansas, and the author or editor of 16 books, including four collections of poetry, a memoir, a novel, a beloved writing guide, and many anthologies. Founder of Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College, where she teaches, she also leads community writing workshops widely.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Books:

Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems (Woodley Press, 2014)

An Endless Skyway: Poetry From the State Poets Laureate (Ice Cube Press, LLC, 2011)

The Sky Begins At Your Feet (Ice Cube Press, LLC, 2009)

Fiction

Book:

The Divorce Girl (Ice Cube Press, LLC, 2012)

Prizes won:

Poet Laureate of Kansas 2009-2013
Kansas Notable Book Award, 2012
Kansas Arts Fellowship in Poetry
Rocky Mountain National Park Artist-in-Residence
Morris Morrison Education Award

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Jewish

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Brooklyn

Raised in:

Brooklyn, NY

New York

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Last update: Oct 07, 2013