Karen Bjork Kubin

Poet

Kirksville, MO

Missouri US

Email:

kebjork12@outlook.com

Website:

www.karenbjorkkubin.com

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 teaches English and creative writing at Truman State University and is Program Coordinator of the Clayton B. Ofstad Visiting Scholar Program.

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

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: Mar 03, 2025