Kathryn "Kay" Waddell Takara (born 1943) is an American poet.[1] She won a 2010 American Book Award for Pacific Raven: Hawai`i Poems.[2][3]
Professional background edit
Takara graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor's degree in 1965, from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Master's degree in 1969, and from University of Hawaiʻi with a PhD in 1995.[citation needed] She taught at the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[4][5]
Published works edit
- New and Collected Poems, Ishmael Reed Publishing Company, 2003. ISBN 978-0-918408-35-8
- Pacific Raven: Hawaii Poems, Pacific Raven Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9841228-0-6
- Tourmalines: Beyond the Ebony Portal, Pacific Raven Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9841228-2-0
References edit
- ^ "Kathryn Waddell Takara". Faculty.washington.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Pacific Raven Press.
- ^ Pacific Raven (July 23, 2010). "Hawai'i Author Kathryn Waddell Takara, PhD, Wins American Book Award | Company Newsroom of Pacific Raven Press". I-newswire.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Women of the African Diaspora". Women of the African Diaspora. December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Linda Dela Cruz, "Kaaawa Poet Takara Co-chairing Black Studies Institute", MidWeek, December 20, 2006. Archived December 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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