# Paisley Rekdal
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paisley rekdal is an American poet who is currently serving as Poet Laureate of Utah. She is the author of a book of essays entitled The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee: Observations on Not Fitting In, the memoir Intimate, as well as five books of poetry. For her work, she has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including but not limited to a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship, a Civitella Ranieri Residency, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Pushcart Prizes in both 2009 and 2013, Narrative's Poetry Prize, the AWP Creative Nonfiction Prize, and several other awards from the state arts council.
Utah Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail; The story behind it and where it is going
Join the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program as we discuss the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail and Project with two of it's vital stakeholders; Robert Burch, Director of Sema Hadithi and Paisley Rekdal, Director University of Utah American West Center. Learn about the beginnings, development and …
Ep 230: The Christian Poetry Shell Game
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Why Some Girls Love Horses
By Paisley Rekdal
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Gabrielle Bates & Keetje Kuipers
On this episode of Awakeners, Lena speaks with the poets Gabrielle Bates and Keetje Kuipers, who met when Gabby enrolled in Keetje’s poetry class at Auburn University in Alabama almost thirteen years ago. According to Gabby, she thought all poets were dead, so Keetje’s class was a revelation. They …
"Poetry Month Special" with Paisley Rekdal, Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, Kaveh Akbar, and Kasey Anderson
This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and Kaveh Akbar. Plus, former Poet Laureate of Utah Paisley Rekdal chats about demystifying poetry; singer-songwriter Kasey Anderson performs a tune inspired by a …
Filming Homer’s Odyssey, with Paisley Rekdal, Margaret Toscano, and Scott Black
Adaptations of ancient texts can reveal as much about the present as the past. What does Christopher Nolan’s film of The Odyssey tell us about how to think about war, heroism, and trauma? And what ideas from Homer does it leave behind? University of Utah faculty Paisley Rekdal and Margaret Toscano,…
Lightness After Loss with Paisely Rekdal
Paisley Rekdal, a former poet laureate of Utah, has spent her career writing about history, memory, and loss. These include her own personal losses, as well as collective losses, like from war and immigration. In this episode, Paisley tells Sarah about caring for her father as he died, the complica…
Eliot Glazer, Paisley Rekdal, and Jonny's Day Out
Comedian and writer Eliot Glazer unpacks his often awkward journey through modern queer life in his collection of essays The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay; celebrated poet Paisley Rekdal evokes the beauty and complexities of family legacy in her newest collection Heritance; and indie ro…
Ep. 179 "Finger Exercises for Poets" by Dorianne Laux; "The Sullivanians" by Alexander Stille
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JESSICA:
Hi, this is Jessica Russell. I'm the assistant director of collection services at Sno-Isle Libraries. And welcome to Book Buzz.
Today's two reading recommendations are "Finger Exercises for Poets" by Dorianne Laux and "The Sullivanians" by Alexander Stille.
First, we're…
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