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Kari Gunter-Seymour

@karigunterseymour.bsky.social

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Ohio Poet Laureate, 9th Generation Appalachian, Photographer, Author of DIRT SONGS and ALONE IN THE HOUSE OF MY HEART, featured in World Literature Today and American Book Review

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 23

SPEECHLESS! Thank you to the jurors at #IPPYawards and to #EastOverPress for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaureate #grateful #nevergiveup

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Sep 11

My publishers at EastOver Press surprised me with this! I did not know they had nominated DIRT SONGS. Needless to say, I am humbled and thrilled. eastoverpress.com/books/poetry...

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Aug 21

As always, I am happy to be involved in a panel at AWP, especially with these amazing folks (see below). See y'all in Baltimore! #ohiopoetlaureate #awp26 #workingtopreserveappalachianvoices

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thanks so much, friend!

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Aug 19

FRIENDS! I HAVE A POEM UP ON @voxpopuliworange.bsky.social TODAY! A huge thank you to Michael Simms for selecting it. voxpopulisphere.com/2025/08/18/k... #ohiopoetlaureate #shakirashakira #shakirafans

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jul 28

My poem AMESVILLE GIRLS, published in DIRT SONGS, is up on POETRY TOWN today. georgebilgere.com/so/edPX7sle9... THANK YOU #GeorgeBilgere! #ohiopoetlaureate #EastOverPress

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jul 14

SO EXCITED TO HAVE NURTURED THE GROWTH OF 12 BABY PAWPAW TREES FROM SEEDS FROM FRUIT MY SON SHARED FROM HIS PROPERTY. They came up in a clump the second year after I tucked in the seeds. The seeds had been in my refrigerator for nearly eight months when I planted them. #ohiopoetlaureate

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jul 2

Big thank you to Michael Simms at Vox Populi for featuring my poem today. Read the entire poem here: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/07/02/k... Happy 4th y’all! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jul 1

DEATH IS SO HARD, FRIENDS. This one is for all who sometimes need to take a few moments for remembrance. BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELVES. 💗 #ohiopoetlaureate #BrackenMagazine Editors: Jed Myers and Kate Deimling

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jun 29

Spent an afternoon with my inmate students at Chillicothe Correctional Institution. THERE WAS SINGING AND GUITARS. I presented THREE WRITING AWARDS (more here than at any other of the 18 prisons I teach at). But for addiction, many here would not be behind bars. WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER, FRIENDS!

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Jun 29

THE LAND PROVIDES IF WE ADD A BIT OF SPIT AND GRIT! I am ever AWED and SO GRATEFUL! #blessed #ohiopoetlaureate #appalachianfoodways #richohiosoil

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 23

SPEECHLESS! Thank you to the jurors at #IPPYawards and to #EastOverPress for believing in me and my work. #ohiopoetlaureate #grateful #nevergiveup

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 14

SO EXCITED TO CREATE THE WNNER’S AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR’S WRITING CONTEST FOR OHIO’S INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS! The writing was SO GOOD. I am beyond honored to do this project every year — writing workshops and the contest, engaging eighteen prisons. I LOVE MY JOB! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 6

I KNOW, RIGHT? DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ohiopoetlaureate #Sheila-Na-Gig

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SPOKEN & HEARD: Willie Carver/ Katie Dozier. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 4

I made batches of wild violet and dandelion jelly last week. INCREDIBLY DECADENT! It takes hundreds of blossoms and a bit of preprep, but every step is very Zen. Cool chemistry too. The violet “brew” starts out aqua, then purple, then magenta when citrus is added. The dandelion, from green to gold.

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you for this, Travis! Let me add some wonderful writers to the list:

@mooninabucket.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@pjlpoet.bsky.social
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social
@taylorbyas.bsky.social

Travis Flatt @travisflatt.bsky.social · May 1

Appreciate the shout! I’ve become a bit lazy about that in the last little bit.

I’ll add:

@elissafield.bsky.social
@olangela.bsky.social
@kiptain.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · May 1

CENTRAL OHIO FRIENDS, PLEASE JOIN ME! IMMA BRING IT AND THERE WILL BE SINGING! #ohiopoetlaureate #thealdussociety #EastOverPress #OhioUniversityPress&SwallowPress

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Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 30

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY THIRTY. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 29

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-NINE. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 28

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-EIGHT. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 27

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-SEVEN. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 26

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-SIX. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 25

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-FIVE. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 24

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-FOUR. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 23

#NPM25 PROMPT- DAY TWENTY-THREE. GO! #ohiopoetlaureate

Kari Gunter-Seymour @karigunterseymour.bsky.social · Apr 22

WHAT? YOU MISSED IT? Never fear, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrZ... Huge thanks to @ohioarts.bsky.social and Sheila-Na-Gig #ohiopoetlaureate #npm #NPM25

Sheila-Na-Gig Inc. Presents Spoken & Heard, April 2025

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