Kathleen Aguero. Image courtesy of the artist.
Kathleen Aguero. Image courtesy of the artist.
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Join poet Kathleen Aguero for Poetry in the Galleries
Join award-winning Boston poet and teacher Kathleen Aguero, and use writing poetry to help us see the extraordinary in the ordinary, much like artist Claes Oldenburg. Through writing and close observation prompted by “Claes Oldenburg: Shelf Life,” deepen your response to art and spark your literary imagination. No previous experience writing poetry required. All are welcome.
About the Poet
In addition to After That (Tiger Bark Press), Kathleen Aguero’s poetry collections include Investigations: The Mystery of the Girl Sleuth (Cervena Barva Press), Daughter Of (Cedar Hill Books), The Real Weather (Hanging Loose), and Thirsty Day (Alice James Books). She has also co-edited three volumes of multi-cultural literature for the University of Georgia Press (A Gift of Tongues, An Ear to the Ground, and Daily Fare) and is consulting poetry editor of Solstice Literary Magazine. She is a winner of the 2012 Firman Houghton Award from the New England Poetry Club and a recipient of grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Elgin-Cox Foundation. She teaches the low-residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Pine Manor College and in Changing Lives through Literature, an alternative sentencing program. She also teaches Creative Writing for Caregivers Workshops in community and institutional settings.