Kari Gunter-Seymour
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
Ohio Poet Laureate, 9th Generation Appalachian, Photographer, Author of DIRT SONGS and ALONE IN THE HOUSE OF MY HEART, featured in World Literature Today and American Book Review
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SPEECHLESS! Thank you to the jurors at #IPPYawards and to #EastOverPress for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaureate #grateful #nevergiveup
THEN THERE IS THIS… Thank you University Press of Kentucky for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaurete #everydayamountaintoclimb #universitypressofkentucky
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
THEN THERE IS THIS… Thank you University Press of Kentucky for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaurete #everydayamountaintoclimb #universitypressofkentucky
My publishers at EastOver Press surprised me with this! I did not know they had nominated DIRT SONGS. Needless to say, I am humbled and thrilled. eastoverpress.com/books/poetry...
September 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My publishers at EastOver Press surprised me with this! I did not know they had nominated DIRT SONGS. Needless to say, I am humbled and thrilled. eastoverpress.com/books/poetry...
As always, I am happy to be involved in a panel at AWP, especially with these amazing folks (see below). See y'all in Baltimore! #ohiopoetlaureate #awp26 #workingtopreserveappalachianvoices
August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As always, I am happy to be involved in a panel at AWP, especially with these amazing folks (see below). See y'all in Baltimore! #ohiopoetlaureate #awp26 #workingtopreserveappalachianvoices
FRIENDS! I HAVE A POEM UP ON @voxpopuliworange.bsky.social TODAY! A huge thank you to Michael Simms for selecting it. voxpopulisphere.com/2025/08/18/k... #ohiopoetlaureate #shakirashakira #shakirafans
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
FRIENDS! I HAVE A POEM UP ON @voxpopuliworange.bsky.social TODAY! A huge thank you to Michael Simms for selecting it. voxpopulisphere.com/2025/08/18/k... #ohiopoetlaureate #shakirashakira #shakirafans
My poem AMESVILLE GIRLS, published in DIRT SONGS, is up on POETRY TOWN today. georgebilgere.com/so/edPX7sle9... THANK YOU #GeorgeBilgere! #ohiopoetlaureate #EastOverPress
July 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My poem AMESVILLE GIRLS, published in DIRT SONGS, is up on POETRY TOWN today. georgebilgere.com/so/edPX7sle9... THANK YOU #GeorgeBilgere! #ohiopoetlaureate #EastOverPress
SO EXCITED TO HAVE NURTURED THE GROWTH OF 12 BABY PAWPAW TREES FROM SEEDS FROM FRUIT MY SON SHARED FROM HIS PROPERTY. They came up in a clump the second year after I tucked in the seeds. The seeds had been in my refrigerator for nearly eight months when I planted them. #ohiopoetlaureate
July 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
SO EXCITED TO HAVE NURTURED THE GROWTH OF 12 BABY PAWPAW TREES FROM SEEDS FROM FRUIT MY SON SHARED FROM HIS PROPERTY. They came up in a clump the second year after I tucked in the seeds. The seeds had been in my refrigerator for nearly eight months when I planted them. #ohiopoetlaureate
Big thank you to Michael Simms at Vox Populi for featuring my poem today. Read the entire poem here: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/07/02/k... Happy 4th y’all! #ohiopoetlaureate
July 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Big thank you to Michael Simms at Vox Populi for featuring my poem today. Read the entire poem here: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/07/02/k... Happy 4th y’all! #ohiopoetlaureate
DEATH IS SO HARD, FRIENDS. This one is for all who sometimes need to take a few moments for remembrance. BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELVES. 💗 #ohiopoetlaureate #BrackenMagazine Editors: Jed Myers and Kate Deimling
July 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
DEATH IS SO HARD, FRIENDS. This one is for all who sometimes need to take a few moments for remembrance. BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELVES. 💗 #ohiopoetlaureate #BrackenMagazine Editors: Jed Myers and Kate Deimling
Spent an afternoon with my inmate students at Chillicothe Correctional Institution. THERE WAS SINGING AND GUITARS. I presented THREE WRITING AWARDS (more here than at any other of the 18 prisons I teach at). But for addiction, many here would not be behind bars. WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER, FRIENDS!
June 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Spent an afternoon with my inmate students at Chillicothe Correctional Institution. THERE WAS SINGING AND GUITARS. I presented THREE WRITING AWARDS (more here than at any other of the 18 prisons I teach at). But for addiction, many here would not be behind bars. WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER, FRIENDS!
THE LAND PROVIDES IF WE ADD A BIT OF SPIT AND GRIT! I am ever AWED and SO GRATEFUL! #blessed #ohiopoetlaureate #appalachianfoodways #richohiosoil
June 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
THE LAND PROVIDES IF WE ADD A BIT OF SPIT AND GRIT! I am ever AWED and SO GRATEFUL! #blessed #ohiopoetlaureate #appalachianfoodways #richohiosoil
SPEECHLESS! Thank you to the jurors at #IPPYawards and to #EastOverPress for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaureate #grateful #nevergiveup
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SPEECHLESS! Thank you to the jurors at #IPPYawards and to #EastOverPress for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaureate #grateful #nevergiveup
SO EXCITED TO CREATE THE WNNER’S AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR’S WRITING CONTEST FOR OHIO’S INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS! The writing was SO GOOD. I am beyond honored to do this project every year — writing workshops and the contest, engaging eighteen prisons. I LOVE MY JOB! #ohiopoetlaureate
May 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
SO EXCITED TO CREATE THE WNNER’S AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR’S WRITING CONTEST FOR OHIO’S INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS! The writing was SO GOOD. I am beyond honored to do this project every year — writing workshops and the contest, engaging eighteen prisons. I LOVE MY JOB! #ohiopoetlaureate
I KNOW, RIGHT? DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ohiopoetlaureate #Sheila-Na-Gig
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SPOKEN & HEARD: Willie Carver/ Katie Dozier. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SPOKEN & HEARD: Willie Carver/ Katie Dozier. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I KNOW, RIGHT? DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ohiopoetlaureate #Sheila-Na-Gig
I made batches of wild violet and dandelion jelly last week. INCREDIBLY DECADENT! It takes hundreds of blossoms and a bit of preprep, but every step is very Zen. Cool chemistry too. The violet “brew” starts out aqua, then purple, then magenta when citrus is added. The dandelion, from green to gold.
May 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I made batches of wild violet and dandelion jelly last week. INCREDIBLY DECADENT! It takes hundreds of blossoms and a bit of preprep, but every step is very Zen. Cool chemistry too. The violet “brew” starts out aqua, then purple, then magenta when citrus is added. The dandelion, from green to gold.
Reposted by Kari Gunter-Seymour
Thank you for this, Travis! Let me add some wonderful writers to the list:
@mooninabucket.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@pjlpoet.bsky.social
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
@mooninabucket.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@pjlpoet.bsky.social
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
Appreciate the shout! I’ve become a bit lazy about that in the last little bit.
I’ll add:
@elissafield.bsky.social
@olangela.bsky.social
@kiptain.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social
I’ll add:
@elissafield.bsky.social
@olangela.bsky.social
@kiptain.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thank you for this, Travis! Let me add some wonderful writers to the list:
@mooninabucket.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@pjlpoet.bsky.social
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
@mooninabucket.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@pjlpoet.bsky.social
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
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May 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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April 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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WHAT? YOU MISSED IT? Never fear, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrZ... Huge thanks to @ohioarts.bsky.social and Sheila-Na-Gig #ohiopoetlaureate #npm #NPM25
Sheila-Na-Gig Inc. Presents Spoken & Heard, April 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
WHAT? YOU MISSED IT? Never fear, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrZ... Huge thanks to @ohioarts.bsky.social and Sheila-Na-Gig #ohiopoetlaureate #npm #NPM25