Kathryn Waddell Takara
Kathryn "Kay" Waddell Takara (born 1943) is an American poet.[1] She won a 2010 American Book Award for Pacific Raven: Hawai`i Poems.[2][3]
Professional background
Takara graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor's degree in 1965, from the University of California, Berkeley with a Masters degree in 1969, and from University of Hawai'i with a PhD in 1995. She taught at the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.[4][5]
Published works
- Takara, Kathryn Waddell. New and Collected Poems, Ishmael Reed Publishing Co., 2003. ISBN 978-0-918408-35-8
- Takara, Kathryn Waddell. Pacific Raven: Hawaii Poems, Pacific Raven Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9841228-0-6
- Takara, Kathryn Waddell. Tourmalines: Beyond the Ebony Portal, Pacific Raven Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9841228-2-0
References
- ↑ http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/takara.html
- ↑ http://pacificravenpress.com/news.html
- ↑ http://www.i-newswire.com/hawai-i-author-kathryn-waddell/50266
- ↑ http://womenoftheafricandiaspora.com/tag/tracie-howard/
- ↑ http://www.midweek.com/content/zones/windward_news_article/kaaawa_poet_takara_co_chairing_black_studies_institute/