Kenneth Weisner

Poet

Cupertino, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Ken Weisner has published three books of poetry with Hummingbird Press, including Anything on Earth (2010) and Cricket to Star (2019). His poems have recently appeared or are appearing this spring in Catamaran, Nine Mile, Monterey Poetry Review, Perfume River Poetry Review, Phren-Z, Xinachtli Journal, The Twin Bill, and others. Ken teaches writing and edits Red Wheelbarrow through De Anza College. He co-teaches a poetry workshop at Salinas Valley State Prison and is on the board of Right to Write Press. Ken coordinates, with Poetry Center San José, the annual Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize—this year’s 2022 final judge, Juan Felipe Herrera.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Cricket to Star (Hummingbird Press, 2019)
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Anything on Earth (Hummingbird Press, 2010)
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The Sacred Geometry of Pedestrians (Hummingbird Press, 2002)
Journals: ,
Bathyspheric Review
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Black Zinnias
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Brooklyn Review
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Caesura
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Catamaran
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Eye Prayers
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Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac
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Lighthouse Point
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Monterey Poetry Review
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New Honolulu Review
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Nine Mile Art & Literary Magazine
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Oyez Review
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Perfume River Poetry Review
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Poets Against the War
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Porter Gulch Review
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Riverbabble
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San Diego Poetry Annual
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Twin Bill: A Literary Baseball Publication

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: May 06, 2022