Writer, poet, facilitator & lit/life enthusiast. Loving the books I read, teach & write. Weaving reader-writer conversations.
Asheville, NC
Joined August 2011
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What a great honor to read with Laura-Gray Street, a generous poet whose work and ecopoetics I love and respect. Two years ago she graciously blurbed THE ANIMALS OF MY EARTH SCHOOL. Now I find myself dancing with joy again that we'll read together. Join us citylightsnc.com/event/2025-…
Good people, HANDS IN CLAY is officially yours! Copies are available via Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. The first reading is at Story Parlor-Friday SEPT 26 at 7:30PM, with the awesome Michael Hettich, Eric Nelson, and Elysian Studios music.
A special shout-out to Jaded Ibis Press for publishing "They Birthed Nations, Word Says" a long poem that's in my forthcoming poetry collection, HANDS IN CLAY. To read the full poem, click: jadedibispress.com/they-birt…
Serving House Books would like to welcome Mildred Kiconco Barya to our family. Her poetry collection HANDS IN CLAY was selected for our new International Series as a representative of Uganda and will publish in September.
Explore her work here: mildredbarya.com
Happy News and a fun way to close the semester. My essay, "Wounding and Healing" is in good company--Honorable Mention in 2025 Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize. For more details, follow the link: nclr.ecu.edu/2025/05/09/2025…
We're so happy to read at the wonderful City Lights Bookstore on Saturday April 19th at 3pm. Your presence, as always, is desired and appreciated. See y'all soon.
We continue to celebrate poetry month and the poetry of life through it all, through these changing and challenging times. Poetry remains true and we're true to it. We'll be thrilled to have your presence. Please join us. Thank you!
Tonight, all roads will converge at Story Parlor. Join us! I'm reading new creations I've not read before.
Beyond happy for winning this Jacobs/Jones literary prize! Won't you celebrate with me this good news? It seems the key thing, then, is to persist, and afterwards, persist. Thank you, NCWN. ncwriters.org/news/network-n…
Here's a poem for our times published in the Cincinnati Review, Fall 2024. Lots to love in that issue, which I'm only getting to read now. For more, visit cincinnatireview.com/issue/2…
Ah, a ray of sunrise beyond Helene: My "book" BEING HERE IN THIS BODY long-listed for Cassava Republic Press's Inaugural Global Black Women's Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize. lovereading.co.uk/blog/cassa…
How wonderful to see my "book" BEING HERE IN THIS BODY long-listed for Cassava Republic Press's Inaugural Global Black Women's Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize. I guess it's not too late to celebrate with me! @cassavarepublicpress instagram.com/reel/DAqOhEHgr…
Happy to see my poem on Verse Daily, Today's poem: Giant Stag Beetles versedaily.org/2024/giantsta…
I am thrilled to offer this workshop on Sept 7, 2024 at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville. Looking forward to seeing many wonderful folks. eventbrite.com/e/the-more-th…
Hello World! I'm thrilled to share the latest volume of Diode Journal with two new poems you can read here: diodepoetry.com/kicono-barya…
Ah, friends, you'll love this latest Issue of Still: The Journal, not because I have three new poems in it, but because of all the brilliant offerings collected from some of the best and finest poets we are blest to have. It's such good company! stilljournal.net/mildred-kic…
In my perspective, all these books are winners. So, if you're looking to expand your diverse poetry collection, here's a good start. To good reading!
Four new prose poems up at LOLWE. If ever you find yourself in Kampala City or have been, you may bear witness to something like this: "The Goat, the City, the Embassy & Other Poems" Would love to hear your thoughts! lolwe.org/the-goat-the-city-…
