Poetry Resume

Kim Konopka

received her education in United States, France, and Holland.
She is an award winning and published poet and writer. She travels
to numerous states and Europe to perform her work and has read in The Library of
Congress in Washington, DC. At the Santa Fe Borders Bookstore she produced and
emceed a monthly poetry series that featured local and visiting poets from
around the country.

 

Poetry Workshops

Borders Poetry Workshop
Carpinteria: Poetry Workshop
Arthur Sze: Poetry Workshop
Spontaneous Poets of Santa Barbara
Carol Lee Sanchez: Poetry Workshop
Craig Arnold poetry workshop in Santa Fe
Gary Glazner: The Art of Performance Poetry
Santa Fe Writing Workshops with Barbara Rockman
Rockmirth Writers Workshop with Judyth Hill
Teresa Jordan: Nonfiction writing workshop
David St. John poetry workshop in Sedona

Publications

Poetry Motel, Duluth, MN
Spectral Line, Santa Fe, NM
Bond Is Word, Seattle WA
Eldorado Sun, of Santa Fe
Blindman’s Rainbow, Erie PA
The Distillery, Lynchburg TN
Tumbleweeds, Santa Fe, NM,
California Quarterly, Orange CA
Coloring Book, Pittsburgh PA
You Drive Me Crazy- Warner Books
Thorny Locust, Kansas City, MO
Timber Creek Review, Greensboro NC
The Santa Barbara Independent, CA
The Rag, 2000 & 2001, Albuquerque, NM
Kiss Off! Poems To Set You Free, Warner Books
Paris/Atlantic, American University In Paris, France
Sin Fronteras Writers Without Borders, Las Cruces, NM
Rivertalk, 1999/2001&2002, 2003 The Little Horse Press, Ojai, CA
The Hell With Love: Poems To Mend A Broken Heart- Warner Books
Mothers And Daughters, A Poetry Celebration, Random House

On The Radio

Poetry reading with host Don McIver -University of New Mexico
Poetry reading and interview -Live with Honey Harris 98.1 /FM-USA
Poetry reading and interview Radio KTRC with Erin Mc Kennan/USA
Poetry reading and interview -Poetry Talk with Gary Glazner KSFR 90.7/USA

Awards

Won First Place in The Eldorado Sun Poetry Competition, Santa Fe, NM
Winner of The Southwest Literary Center /Recursos, Discovery Competition, Santa Fe,NM

Won Grand Prize in a poetry competition sponsored by Santa Barbara, CA
Terrapin Station Bookstore for her poem, Amassing His Arsenal.

Second Place Honorable Mention for her poem Upon Entering from Amelia Magazine
in their Nova Trembly Ashley Short Poem Contest.

Won several awards from First Place to Honorable Mentions from the Santa
Barbara County Poetry Contest.

Won First Place for her poem, The Layers Between Me, and First Place
Honorable Mention for her poem, Fill The Sky, from Panhandle Professional Writers in
Texas.

Published Poems & Stories:

Title of Poem or Story located on Left:

I Want -You Drive me Crazy! /Warner Books

Theme_ - Bond Is Word / Seattle, WA
                Central Avenue / Albuquerque, NM

Return - Blindman’s Rainbow / Erie, PA

That Green Velvet Couch - The Distillery /Lynchburg, TN
                                             Rivertalk  The Little Horse Press/ Ojai, CA

The Layers Between Me - The Eldorado Sun of Santa Fe
                                           Kiss Off   Warner Books

He Asks Me What I Want In Red - Rivertalk / The Little Horse Press / Ojai, CA
                                                        Blindman’s Rainbow, Erie PA

Six Months After - Paris/Atlantic American University In Paris, France
                              Timber Creek Review / Greensborom, NC
                              The Rag / Albuquerque, NM

Beginning, Middle, And The End - Rivertalk The Little Horse Press/ Ojai, CA

Thirteen Roses: Coloring Book- Rattle Cat Press/ Pittsburgh, PA

Ghazal, For My Lovers- Spectral Line / Santa Fe, NM

Fill The Sky - Rivertalk The Little Horse Press/ Ojai, CA
                       Paris/Atlantic, American University In Paris, France

Upon Entering - To Hell With Love: Warner Books
                           The Rag, Albuquerque NM

Saturdays - The Santa Barbara Independent / CA

Following - California Quarterly / Orange, CA

Del Mar Hotel-2AM - Poetry Motel / Duluth, MN

The Night Raven, ( Myth) The Eldorado Sun / Santa Fe, NM

Valentina Has A Taste For Men- Bond Is Word / Seattle, WA

Ravens For His Going - Sin Fronteras Writers Without Borders/ Las Cruces, NM

The Atomic Structure Of Paper - Paris/Atlantic, American University In
Paris, France

Small Offerings - Mothers And Daughters, A Poetry Celebration/Random House
                            Tumbleweeds, Santa Fe, NM

On A Sidewalk In Your Town- Central Avenue / Albuquerque, NM

On A Sidewalk In Your Town-Thorney Locust / Kanas City, MO

Christmas For Birthdays- The Eldorado Sun / Santa Fe, NM

 

 

Chap Book

The Belly of the Sky - Published in 1999 by Spirium Press, Santa Barbara, CA

Professional Experience Poetry Events

Coordinated the Second Annual Poetry Art Festival in Santa Barbara California.
Organized incoming art, judged art and poetry, hung art, awarded prizes,
organized poetry reading for the closing day.

For three years at the Santa Fe Borders Bookstore I produced and emceed
a monthly poetry series that featured local and visiting poets from around
the country.
Those readings featured guest poets, open mics, the under 25 poets, poetry
slams, and various contests with prizes donated from several local business I
contacted.
I handled local advertising slots in newspapers and contacted radio stations
to promote those readings.

As a free service I consult regularly with poets to show them how to publish
their poetry. This involves showing them how to organize their poems,
selecting poems for the right publication, personalize cover letters, where to look
for publishers and small press publishers, and how to enter contests.

In Santa Fe I created and ran a free online writing/poetry information
email service that went out to 100 writers. The information consisted of local
readings, national and local contests, slams, workshops, jobs, writing
retreats, and publishers looking for poets.

In Addition, I worked at The Southwest Literary Center in Santa Fe

Readings

Paris, France Shakespeare & company / Featured Reader
Glasgow, Scotland Linen 1906 / Open Forum
Washington, DC Poetry For the People/ Anthology reading for To Hell With Love
Albuquerque, NM Blue Dragon/ Featured Reader
Albuquerque, NM On The Radio/ Poetry with Don McIver
Santa Fe, NM Borders Books/ open poetry readings
Santa Fe, NM Radio KTRC with Erin Mc Kennan
Tesuque, NM Paul Whites Poetry Extravaganza Poetry Readings
Santa Fe, NM Fireside Readings , Inn On The Alameda Santa Fe NM
Sedona, AZ Poetry At The Center /A Night Of Spoken Word
Santa Fe, NM Kingston Retirement Residence
Santa Fe, NM Indian School- James Little Theater/ Featured Reader
Santa Fe, NM Spectral Line Anthology/ Featured Poets read their poems
Santa Fe, NM The Annex/open readings featuring local & visiting poets.
Santa Fe, NM Discovery Poetry Competition / Winners’ Reading
Santa Barbara, CA Poets’ Night--Lovers And Others / featured reader.
Santa Fe, NM Borders Books/Open poetry readings
Carpinteria, CA 9th Annual Poetry Harvest
Santa Barbara, CA Carrillo Recreation Center/Poets Holiday readings
San Luis Obispo, CA 15th Annual Poetry Festival.
Santa Barbara, CA Fall Harvest/Local poets read their prize winning poems.
Santa Barbara, CA Poetry Zone Open, Contemporary Arts Forum
Santa Fe, NM Bar B Riot Women Santa Fe, NM

And more...Really, do I need to list them all?

	Kiss Off: Poems To Set You Free, Warner Books Reviews: Publisher's Weekly ,  My Shelf
	The Hell With Love: Poems To Mend A Broken Heart, Warner Books Reviews: Women.com , Girlposse.com
	Mothers And Daughters, A Poetry Celebration, Random House Reviews: exploring womanhood.com

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