Kathleen Flenniken's guest appearances

Kathleen Flenniken

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Book Lust with Nancy Pearl (Seattle Channel)

Artist of the Week Podcast

Poetry Unbound

Emily Dickinson

Tracy K. Smith

Alicia Jo Rabins

Steve Olson

Jake Skeets

Gregory Pardlo

Nancy Pearl

Elizabeth Bishop

Paul Tran

Natalie Diaz

Tom Baker

Jason Parker

Nathan Ramos

Kaveh Akbar

Gish Jen

OwlTail

In a poem of extraordinary poise, Kathleen Flenniken recounts her parents’ lively parties, their rich social life, their summer trips, and their friendships: friendships that were not always straightforward. The poem closes with an observation of a moment of sexual tension between her mother and another man. Kathleen’s right there, but feels like she’s barely noticed. Everyone goes to bed alone, and we are left with the poet and her awareness of what lay underneath the surface.Kathleen Flenniken is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Post Romantic, selected by Linda Bierds for the Pacific Northwest Poetry Series and published by University of Washington Press in Fall 2020. Kathleen’s awards include a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and Artist Trust. She served as Washington State Poet Laureate from 2012 – 2014.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

In a poem of extraordinary poise, Kathleen Flenniken recounts her parents’ lively parties, their rich social life, their summer trips, and their friendships: friendships that were not always straightforward. The poem closes with an observation of a moment of sexual tension between her mother and another man. Kathleen’s right there, but feels like she’s barely noticed. Everyone goes to bed alone, and we are left with the poet and her awareness of what lay underneath the surface.Kathleen Flenniken is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Post Romantic, selected by Linda Bierds for the Pacific Northwest Poetry Series and published by University of Washington Press in Fall 2020. Kathleen’s awards include a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and Artist Trust. She served as Washington State Poet Laureate from 2012 – 2014.Find <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/kathleen-flenniken-married-love/#transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the transcript</a> for this show at <a href="http://onbeing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">onbeing.org</a>.

Kathleen Flenniken — Married Love

Book Lust host Nancy Pearl chats with poet Kathleen Flenniken. In the interview, the former Washington State Poet Laureate opens up about her experience traveling to every county in the state to share her love of poetry with elementary students. Plus, Kathleen reveals how she dove into reading and writing poetry in her early 30s, and how the craft has shaped her life. 

Book Lust host Nancy Pearl chats with poet Kathleen Flenniken. In the interview, the former Washington State Poet Laureate opens up about her experience traveling to every county in the state to share her love of poetry with elementary students. Plus, Kathleen reveals how she dove into reading and writing poetry in her early 30s, and how the craft has shaped her life.

Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring Kathleen Flenniken

Jack Straw Writers Program alum, WA State Poet Laureate, and Jack Straw Board President Kathleen Flenniken reads three poems in an early-morning appearance at JS 50: Jack Straw's 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary.

August 14, 2013: Kathleen Flenniken at JS 50