I’m so thrilled to have a micro essay (or is it a prose poem?) included in this new lyric essay anthology, A Harp in the Stars, edited by Randon Billings Noble! You can pre-order it now from University of Nebraska Press if you’re so inclined.
Author Archives: Katie
Interview in Mom Egg Review
Earlier this semester, I got to visit Will Woolfitt’s creative writing class at Lee University and talk with them after they’d read my new chapbook. Two of his students, Makenzie McGee McCracken and Eric Van Gorden, sent me the most thoughtful interview questions after my class visit, and their interview was just published last week in Mom Egg Review. I’m so grateful to Makenzie, Eric, Will, and the MER editorial team for their kind support of my work!
https://momeggreview.com/2021/04/25/an-interview-with-katie-manning/
Three Poems in Limp Wrist
I’m so honored to have three poems in the new issue of Limp Wrist! My poem “In Praise of Spouse” was a finalist for the 2021 Glitter Bomb Award.
Fun fact: I wrote this poem after listening to Pádraig O’Tuama read “Bone of My Bone and Flesh of my Flesh” by Ellen Bass on the Poetry Unbound podcast. I adore that poem, but Bass so quickly dismisses my favorite public term for my love, so I had to write this poem for my spouse.
You can also read my poems “Con Pane” (named for my favorite bakery!) and “Temporomandibular Prayer” (named for my TMJ!) in this issue. Thanks to editor Dustin Brookshire for affirming and publishing my work.
Poem in Lucky Jefferson
Lucky Jefferson is the coolest journal! Every poem in this issue riffs on the same opening and closing line. There are blank pages to respond or compose your own poem between sets, and there’s a Spotify playlist from contributor recommendations at the end. I’m so thrilled to be part of this!
I’m grateful to the editors both for the prompt that led me to create “Sometimes I Shake Too” and for the gift of this stunning issue! You can buy a copy here.
Release for How to Write a Form Poem
Join us online tonight at 5 p.m. Pacific for the release of How to Write a Form Poem by Tania Runyan! I’m looking forward to celebrating and reading alongside so many wonderful poets.
You can register at this link.
Update: If you didn’t make it to the reading, you can now catch the video here! It was such a wonderful event..
Excellence in Teaching Award
I’m not sure that I have words to describe how near-impossible it’s been to teach this past year during a pandemic, but I love my students, and I’m grateful for the encouragement of receiving an Excellence in Teaching Award.
“The Domino Effect” in The Curator
The Curator published my poem “The Domino Effect” earlier this month, and I’m honored to be included in this beautiful digital magazine.
I’m also excited to join with more contributors on April 29 at 5:30 Pacific for a virtual reading in celebration of National Poetry Month! You can register for the reading here.
Reading at The Writers Place
I’m so thrilled to be a featured reader this Friday evening at The Writers Place in KC (via Zoom) alongside Kevin Prufer and Wayne Miller. You can register here and join us at 7 p.m. Central (5 p.m. Pacific).
How to Write a Form Poem
I am somewhere past thrilled to have two poems, a ghazal and a found poem, included in How to Write a Form Poem (T.S. Poetry Press, 2021) by Tania Runyan. This fantastic book is now available to buy, to adopt for classes, to give as gifts… it’s going to come in handy all over the place.
Tania also interviewed me about “The Book of Class,” my found poem that’s included in the book, and you can read that interview here. I don’t think I’ve ever teared up at an introduction to an interview before, but now I can say confidently that I have.
Interview in The Lumiere Review
I’m honored to be part of The Lumiere Review’s interview series, The Light Bulb. Thanks to Jessica Kim for inviting me to participate and for her thoughtful questions about my new chapbook, my writing life, and the publishing process.
