Karen Bjork

Poet

Tucson, AZ

Arizona US

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Author's Bio

Poet and violinist Karen Bjork (formerly Karen Bjork Kubin) has been exploring the tensions and connections between language and music for as long as she can remember. Her chapbook, These Walls Are Starting to Glow, was published by dancing girl press of Chicago in 2023. poems and essays have appeared in Spillway, Cider Press Review, Whale Road Review, Ruminate, Relief, and other journals, as well as several anthologies. She taught English and creative writing at Truman State University and was Program Coordinator of the Clayton B. Ofstad Visiting Scholar Program in NE Missouri until she moved to Tucson in 2025.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Of Burgers and Barrooms (Main Street Rag, 2017)

Chapbook:

These Walls Are Starting to Glow (Dancing Girl Press, Chicago, 2023)

Journals:

Cider Press Review

The Helix

Off the Coast

Rock & Sling

Spillway

Third Wednesday

Whale Road Review

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now:

Solito by Javier Zamora

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota

Raised in:

Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota

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Last update: Nov 07, 2025