Join the Hot Springs Poet Laureate\, Kai C oggin\, as she she shares readings from her latest collection\, Mother of Other Kingdoms\, \;followed by a Q&\;A session. Books will be available for sale and signing following the program.
\nKai Cogg in is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Hot Springs\, AR\, and a recipient of a 2024 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. \; She is the a uthor of five collections\, most recently \;Mother of Other Kingdoms&n bsp\;(Harbor Editions\, 2024). Her poems have been published in \;POET RY\, Academy of American Poets\, American Poetry Review\, Best of the Net\ , Prairie Schooner\, \;and elsewhere. Coggin is a Certified Master Nat uralist\, a K-12 Teaching Artist in poetry with the Arkansas Arts Council\ , a CATALYZE and INTERCHANGE Grant Fellow from the Mid-America Arts Allian ce\, and host of the longest running consecutive weekly open mic series in the country&mdash\;Wednesday Night Poetry. \;
\n&ldquo\;Kai
Coggin&rsquo\;s heart and soul shine out in every poem she writes - blazi
ngly\, brilliantly\, fiercely\, affectingly&hellip\; I always feel in a be
tter mood when I read anything by her.&rdquo\; &ndash\; Naomi Shihab
Nye\, Young People&rsquo\;s Poet Laureate\, Poetry Foundation \;
For disability accommodations\, call 479. 856.7250 or email \;questions@faylib .org \;2-3 weekdays before a program. Plan your visit by viewing o ur building map \;and details on acc essibility services.
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