Printable view of Rick Kearns

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Harrisburg, PA

Pennsylvania US

Email:

ricardokearns@gmail.com

Bio:

He has also had work published in Palabritas (Harvard Latinx Student Lit Review), Drum Voices Revue, The Patterson Review, Big Hammer and many other journals. Some of his work deals with his Puerto Rican heritage, including some work exploring his Taino ancestry. He also has a youtube channel for mini-readings under his name Rick Kearns. Rick has also been a journalist for 25 years, publishing over 400 articles about indigenous Latin America in "Indian Country Today Media Network".

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

Spanish

Born in:

Harrisburg

Raised in:

Harrisburg, PA

Pennsylvania

Website:

https://rickearns.com [2]

Prizes won:

Named Poet Laureate of the City of Harrisburg, Pa in 2014.

Honorable Mention in the Split This Rock Poetry Contest 2017 for "Everyday We Remember Oscar Lopez Rivera".

Finalist in the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize of Cutthroat Arts Journal, 2022, for the poem, "the dead go swimming".

Identifies as:

Puerto Rican

Prefers to work with:

Any