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Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Puts Out Call For Central Appalachian Voices
WOUB Digital · Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Puts Out Call For Central Appalachian Voices Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour will use the $50,000 she received as one of the… Read More
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Honored as Fellow by Academy of American Poets
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour is among 23 state and city poets laureate selected as 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets. The fellowship honors “poets of… Read More
Athens’ Kari Gunter-Seymour Named Ohio Poet Laureate
WOUB Digital · Athens’ Kari Gunter-Seymour Named Ohio Poet Laureate Appalachia’s own poet Kari Gunter-Seymour was named Ohio’s third poet laureate by Governor Mike DeWine earlier this month, with her… Read More
Kari Gunter-Seymour Organized Collection ‘Essentially Athens’ Launch Dec. 8
The City of Athens and Kari Gunter-Seymour, local poet, photographer and Athens Poet Laureate are proud to announce the publication of “Essentially Athens Ohio,” a place-based collection of poetry, story,… Read More
First Fall Spoken & Heard Event Slated for Sept. 11
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is pleased to announce the lineup of poets for the first event in its fall poetry series “Spoken & Heard, Poetry of Departure and Relevance,”… Read More
Anthology of Women’s Stories Inspired By #METOO at Arts West Aug. 29
ARTS/West is pleased to announce it will host Fearless: Women’s Journeys to Self-Empowerment, an anthology reading and open mic event on August 29, 2019, 6:30 p.m., curated by Athens Poet… Read More
Open Call For Submissions to ‘Essentially Athens’ Anthology Through March 25
Athens’ Poet Laureate, Kari Gunter-Seymour, has extended her call for submissions for Essentially Athens, an anthology that she is curating that will be made up of poems, stories, and songs… Read More
Kari Gunter-Seymour to Serve Second Term as Athens Poet Laureate
The Athens Municipal Arts Commission and Athens City Council are pleased to announce that Kari Gunter-Seymour has accepted their invitation to serve a second term as Athens Poet Laureate. “We… Read More
Columbus Poets Set to ‘Rock the House’ at Dairy Barn Arts Center Nov. 30
On November 30, 2018, the Dairy Barn Arts Center is throwing open its doors to welcome long-time friends Sandy Feen, Rikki Santer, and Chuck Salmons, who in 2017 formed a… Read More
ARTS/West to Present Poets & Writers Read-Around Aug. 9
ARTS/West is pleased to partner with Athens Poet Laureate, Kari Gunter-Seymour, to host an evening of food, fellowship and spoken word, the Poets & Writers Read-Around Potluck. The event will be… Read More
Speaking With Athens’ Poet Laureate: Kari Gunter-Seymour
Poetry came into Kari Gunter-Seymour’s life as a way to deal the enormous spiritual and emotional heft of having a son serving on military deployment, and some years and many… Read More
PHOTOS: The Dairy Barn Arts Center Hosts First Spoken and Heard Event
Thursday, March 15 marked the first Spoken and Heard event at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, a series organized in part by Athens’ recently named poet laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour. The… Read More