The Red Barn Studio Museum is excited to announce a new poetry event on Saturday, September 27, featuring a day of workshops and a public poetry reading with three Kansas-based poets: Caleb Braun, Wanderer (Cydnée A. Reese), and Traci Brimhall, the current Poet Laureate of Kansas.
The event will include three workshops throughout the day, a lunch for participants, and an afternoon poetry reading that is open to the public. Registration opens September 3. Contact the Red Barn Museum to register either by email or phone call: 785-227-2217
Cost is free for students and $10 per workshop (or $20 for all three workshops) for the general public. Lunch will be provided for all workshop participants.
Tentative Schedule for the Day:
Meet the Poets:
Caleb Braun’s poems have appeared in Best New Poets, The Gettysburg Review, 32 Poems, and more. He holds an MFA and PhD in English and is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Bethany College in Lindsborg. https://calebbraun.com/
Wanderer (Cydnée A. Reese) is a spoken word poet known for her layered, passionate delivery. A U.S. Air Force Academy alum, she founded the institution’s first funded poetry collective and has won slams in Kansas City, New York, and Colorado Springs. Her work centers on social unity, difficult conversations, and diverse experiences. https://www.wandererspeaks.com/poetry
Traci Brimhall, current Kansas Poet Laureate, is a professor of creative writing and narrative medicine at Kansas State University. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, and Best American Poetry, and her fifth collection, Love Prodigal, was released in 2024 by Copper Canyon Press. https://tracibrimhallpoet.com/
More details and registration info will be available soon. Stay connected by following the Red Barn Studio Museum on social media or by contacting us directly to be added to the event email list.