Author Archives: Kendall Dunkelberg

Watch My Events Page

With a new book coming out in May, it’s time once again to brush off my Events page. I hope to be adding lots of events in the coming months,, but for now, I updated it with two exciting new appearances: February 1, I’ll be in Long Beach, Mississippi, at Homegrown: A Writers’ Exchange, talkingContinue reading “Watch My Events Page”

In Memoriam: Leone Dunkelberg

I’ve been away for the past month or so, working remotely as much as possible and taking care of my mother who, at 97, was in her final days. My brother and I were fortunate enough to be able to stay with her and care for her with the help of the team from St.Continue reading “In Memoriam: Leone Dunkelberg”

Possumtown Book Fest

I’m pleased to say that I’ll be taking part in the Possumtown Book Fest, August 24. Friendly City Books is organizing this event at the Columbus Arts Council, and Emily Liner asked me to be part of a panel on Walter Inglis Anderson. I’ll be talking about him and my book of poems, Barrier IslandContinue reading “Possumtown Book Fest”

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

I don’t write a lot of personal posts on this blog, since I try to stick to writing about poetry and MFA programs, but over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been able to get away for a bit and take much needed vacation to Belgium that I wanted to write about — and IContinue reading “What I Did on My Summer Vacation”

The Meaning of Rejection

Submittable calls it “Decline.” I like to refer to it as “Returned” when my manuscripts come back to me, which they still do more often than not. As an editor for Poetry South and a frequent submitter to many magazines, I have a complicated relationship with rejection. On the one hand, I have a toughContinue reading “The Meaning of Rejection”