Kathleen Herrmann | |
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Alma mater | St. Mary's College of California [1] |
Occupation | Poet |
Title | Poet laureate of Vallejo, California |
Term | 2024-2025 |
Predecessor | Jeremy Snyder |
Writing career | |
Genre | poetry |
Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with
Jacalyn Eyvonne as
poet laureate of
Vallejo, California.
[2]
[1]
Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper. [1] She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle. [1] Herrmann performed for the Flyway Festival, [3] Vallejo Poetry Festival, [4] Napa Valley Writers Club, [5] Alameda Island Poets, [2] the American Association of University Women, [6] Benicia First Tuesday Poets, [2] Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT. [7] Herrmann serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. [2] Since being appointed Vallejo's poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival, [7] a Martin Luther King Day event, [8] a Black History Month event, [9] Fiestas Primavera in Benicia, [10] Art Walk, [11] Alibi Bookshop, [12] [13] [14] the Earth Daze Festival, [15] a climate change themed art exhibit at Vallejo Art Lofts Gallery, [16] on the Vallejo waterfront, [17] and the Solano County Fair. [18]
Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne hosted the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo. [7] Founded in 2015 by Genea Brice Poetry in Notion's in-person meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [7] The two also launched a new poetry open mic series called Tea House Poetry. [17] The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District. [19] [8] Herrmann is a retired teacher [7] with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California [1] and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California Berkeley. [3] Herrmann is also a singer, pianist, guitarist, and ukulele player. [20]
Kathleen Herrmann | |
---|---|
Alma mater | St. Mary's College of California [1] |
Occupation | Poet |
Title | Poet laureate of Vallejo, California |
Term | 2024-2025 |
Predecessor | Jeremy Snyder |
Writing career | |
Genre | poetry |
Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with
Jacalyn Eyvonne as
poet laureate of
Vallejo, California.
[2]
[1]
Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper. [1] She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle. [1] Herrmann performed for the Flyway Festival, [3] Vallejo Poetry Festival, [4] Napa Valley Writers Club, [5] Alameda Island Poets, [2] the American Association of University Women, [6] Benicia First Tuesday Poets, [2] Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT. [7] Herrmann serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. [2] Since being appointed Vallejo's poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival, [7] a Martin Luther King Day event, [8] a Black History Month event, [9] Fiestas Primavera in Benicia, [10] Art Walk, [11] Alibi Bookshop, [12] [13] [14] the Earth Daze Festival, [15] a climate change themed art exhibit at Vallejo Art Lofts Gallery, [16] on the Vallejo waterfront, [17] and the Solano County Fair. [18]
Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne hosted the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo. [7] Founded in 2015 by Genea Brice Poetry in Notion's in-person meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [7] The two also launched a new poetry open mic series called Tea House Poetry. [17] The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District. [19] [8] Herrmann is a retired teacher [7] with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California [1] and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California Berkeley. [3] Herrmann is also a singer, pianist, guitarist, and ukulele player. [20]