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Joe Kidd [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
FLAT ROCK, MI
Michigan US
Email: 
joekiddprod@hotmail.com
Bio: 

Joe Kidd is a working, poet/songwriter.  In 2020, published The Invisible Waterhole, a collection of spiritual and sensual verse.  Awarded by the Michigan Governor's Office and the United States House of Representatives.  Studied at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.  Joe was Beat Poet Laureate State of Michigan 2022-2024, Official Poet of the Government of Birland North Africa, and Pushcart Prize Nominee in 2024.  An ordained minister, he holds an Honorary Doctorate from International Union Peace Federation.  He has toured Europe, North America, & Caribbean Islands, featured in international anthologies, magazines, websites, festivals, film & television, recordings, and other personal appearances.  Joe is a member of National & International Beat Poet Foundation, 100 Thousand Poets For Change, Society of Classical Poets, Michigan Rock & Roll Legends Hall Of Fame.

Author Page:  https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Kidd/e/B089QY... [2]

Face Book Page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=... [3]

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Favorite authors: 
Arthur Rimbaud Walt Whitman Jack Kerouac
Born in: 
Detroit , MI
Michigan
Raised in: 
Buena Park, CA
California
Website: 
https://www.joekiddandsheilaburke.com [4]
Prizes won: 

Detroit Music Award - World Music Songwriter of the Year

International Singer-Songwriter Association

Beat Poet Laureate, State of Michigan 2022-2024

Michigan Rock & Roll Legends Hall of Fame - 2017

Pushcart Prize Nominee 2024

Honorary Doctorate - International Peace Federation and Writer's Union.

Identifies as: 
American

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/joe_kidd

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/joe_kidd [2] https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Kidd/e/B089QYDXSM [3] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063704010587 [4] https://www.joekiddandsheilaburke.com