Ken McCullough, director of the PASS program, and Leilani Oas, SMU graphic design major, collaborated on a framed poster of a poem written by McCullough, dedicated to the citizens of Misato, Japan — Winona’s sister city. The poster hangs in the Misato Room of Winona’s City Hall. McCullough selected Oas’ design from among others submitted as a class project for Brother Rod Robertson’s typography class. Oas was a PSEO student at the time.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough, director of the PASS program and assistant director of Academic Advising, will read Dylan Thomas’s “A Child's Christmas in Wales” at the Winona Arts Center, from 2-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. McCullough’s presentation will be part of The Artists Holiday Sale, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Winona Arts Center is located at 228 E. 5th St.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will gather to read and share their original work at the Mugby Junction Coffee House, 451 Huff St., at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, for “A Confluence of Voices V.” Poets Ken McCullough (from SMU) and Jim Armstrong (from WSU) will host the event, which is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own work to share.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s University and Winona State University will gather to read and share their original work at the Mugby Junction Coffee House, 451 Huff St., at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, for “A Confluence of Voices V.” Poets Ken McCullough (from SMU) and Jim Armstrong (from WSU) will host the event, which is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own work to share.
In honor of National Poetry Month, “A Confluence of Voices IV” will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Mugby Junction, 451 Huff Street.
This event, free and open to the public, is co-hosted by Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough (SMU) and former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong (WSU).
Student poets from Saint Mary’s University and Winona State will read their original work followed by an open mic opportunity.
For more information, contact McCullough at Ext. 8737.
Ken McCullough (Academic Advising, PASS program) and the Cambodian poet he has translated, U Sam Oeur, are the subjects of a documentary titled “Across Three Wildernesses: A Journey of Two Poets.” The film has just been released and was produced by independent film-maker Mary Ellen Will, New York City.
In honor of National Poetry Month, Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough (Academic Advising, PASS program) will give poetry readings at the Owatonna Public Library April 5 and the Brick House Coffee House in Austin April 8.
McCullough recently judged the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud! competition at the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul. The 16 finalists were drawn from 3,600 contestants in 93 schools. McCullough was also involved in judging submissions for the forthcoming SELCO poetry anthology. He has been invited to participate in the International Literary Festival in Lviv, Ukraine, in September.
McCullough also recently had a collection of poems come out with Longhouse Publishers.
On Monday, Jan. 31, members of the Winona community will gather to recite some of their favorite poetry, by heart. The program, “From Memory,” will begin at 1 p.m. at the Winona Senior Friendship Center, 251 Main St.
Participants from SMU will include Pat Costello, Jim and Enda Fitzmaurice, Bill Crozier, Giles Schmid and Brother Ed Everett. Other participants will be Walt and Marian Carroll, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Emilio DeGrazia, Taff Roberts, John Edstrom and Lynn Nankivil. The event is being organized by Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough (Academic Advising and PASS Program). The program is free and open to the public. Call McCullough at Ext. 8737 for more information.
“A Confluence of Voices III,” — an evening of poetry hosted by Ken McCullough, Winona’s Poet Laureate, and Jim Armstrong, Winona’s former Poet Laureate — will be held Friday, Nov. 12.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their original work, followed by an open mic. This event — which will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Mugby Junction, 451 Huff St. — is free and open to the public.
“A Confluence of Voices III,” — an evening of poetry hosted by Ken McCullough, Winona’s Poet Laureate, and Jim Armstrong, Winona’s former Poet Laureate — will be held Friday, Nov. 12.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State University will read their original work, followed by an open mic. This event — which will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Mugby Junction, 451 Huff St. — is free and open to the public.
Ken McCullough (Academic Advising, PASS program) has been selected as a chaperone and community representative for this year's exchange with Misato, Japan. The Japanese delegation was here last week and the Winona delegation will travel to Japan next April.
The Winona Arts Center invites the public to attend “The Harvesting of Poems” from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Led by Poet Laureate Ken McCullough and Marilyn Klinkner, the evening will offer readings of McCullough and Klinkner’s work, as well as selections of their favorite poetry.
The audience is invited to join in or listen. Assorted books of poetry will be available as resources, or participants may bring original work, songs, books or copies of poetry. A good-will donation will be accepted. For more information, go www.winonaarts.org/events.
Ken McCullough, assistant director of Academic Advising, director of the PASS program, and Winona’s Poet Laureate, has been invited to read his poetry at the 20th International Poetry Festival of Medellin (Colombia), the largest event of its kind in the world. Nearly 1,000 poets from 158 countries around the world, from every continent, have participated in the 20 years of the festival.
In previous festivals, such luminaries as Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka (Senegal), former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko (Russia) have presented their work. This year, 71 poets from 36 countries will participate. The festival runs from July 8-17, with readings and various other presentations throughout the day in a wide variety of venues. The opening and closing ceremonies have grown to the extent that they are now conducted in Medellin’s municipal soccer stadium.
McCullough will give four readings of his poetry during the festival. Each poet reads in his or her original language and then professional actors perform translations of the work in Spanish.
The International Poetry Festival of Medellin began in 1991 as an antidote to the prevailing atmosphere of violence in the city between governmental forces, paramilitary and guerrilla groups, and the drug cartels under the aegis of Pablo Escobar. The emphasis of the festival continues to be peace, and the influence of the festival has spread throughout South America and the world; many similar festivals now exist based on this model. In 2006, the festival received the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize, awarded at the seat of the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.
A Winona Catholic Worker Roundtable Discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Dan Corcoran House, 802 W. Broadway. Join Poet Laureate Ken McCullough in hearing about “Work and the Life of the Spirit: Finding Your Place.”
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough will co-host “A Confluence of Voices II” with former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong on Friday, April 16. “A Confluence of Voices II” will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Mugby Junction Coffee House, located at 451 Huff St.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their original poems and an open mic will follow. This event — free and open to the public — is a continuing part of the Frozen River Fringe Fest.
For more information, contact McCullough at Ext. 8737.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough will co-host “A Confluence of Voices II” with former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong on Friday, April 16. “A Confluence of Voices II” will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Mugby Junction Coffee House, located at 451 Huff St.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their original poems and an open mic will follow. This event — free and open to the public — is a continuing part of the Frozen River Fringe Fest.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough will be hosting a poetry reading at Saint Mary’s on Thursday, March 11. This reading — free and open to the public — is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the President’s Room.
McCullough will be reading some of his recent poems, along with some of his favorites. Refreshments will be provided. Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, is sponsoring this event.
Ken McCullough’s most recent books of poetry are Obsidian Point, and Walking Backwards, as well as a book of stories, Left Hand. He has received numerous awards for his poetry including the Academy of American Poets Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Pablo Neruda Award, a Galway Kinnell Poetry Prize, the New Millennium Poetry Award, the Blue Light Book Award and the Capricorn Book Award. He was also awarded an Iowa Individual Artist’s grant and two Jerome Fellowships. McCullough has collaborated with Cambodian writer U Sam Oeur on a bi-lingual edition of his poetry, Sacred Vows, and a memoir, Crossing Three Wildernesses. McCullough lives in Winona with his wife, playwright Lynn Nankivil, and son Orion.
For more information, contact Dr. Carolyn Ayers at Ext. 1523 or cayers@smumn.edu.
Ken McCullough, Academic Advising and the PASS program, will be one of this year’s judges for the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition, on Monday, March 8, at the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul. McCullough has also written the introduction for the recently-published Thousand-Cricket Song, poems by Catherine Strisik, set in Cambodia.
The National Champion will receives a $20,000 award; the second place winner, $10,000; third place, $5,000; and each of the other top 12 finalists, $1,000. The high school of each finalist will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough (PASS and Academic Advising) will host two public events in February.
As part of the Food for Thought Lecture Series, he will present a talk titled “The Poet as Witness” at noon Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the May Murray Room at the Winona Historical Society.
Memoir and creative non-fiction have become the most popular form of writing today, but first-person writing has been part of the American voice since Thoreau's “Walden” and Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” McCullough, will explore this particular American phenomenon by sharing examples from his own work and the work of other contemporary poets.
McCullough and performance artist Marilyn Klinkner will co-host a pre-Valentine's Day poetry round robin at the Winona Arts Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10. The public is invited to bring a love poem (or poems) to read (or have read), especially original work. Source books will be available. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact McCullough at Ext. 8737.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough from Saint Mary’s and former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong from Winona State will co-host “A Confluence of Voices” on Friday, Jan. 29.
Several poets from both Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their work in round-robin fashion, followed by an open mic.
This event, part of the Frozen River Fringe Fest, will run from 4 to 6 p.m. at Mugby Junction, located at 451 Huff St.
For more information, call McCullough at Ext. 8737.