Poetry – Kendall Dunkelberg

Welty Symposium Recap

A few thoughts and pictures from the 37th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium.

Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium 2025

This week I’ll be one of the features writers at the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium.

Visit to Vicksburg

This weekend, we took a trip to Vicksburg for my reading and discovered some of the many things it has to offer.

Reading Roundup, September 2025

Reading at small-town Mississippi bookstores is so much fun, no matter how many people are there.

Advice for MFA Applicants

My response to Poets & Writers recent advice essays for MFA Applicants

Orpheus in Serbia

I add an anecdote to my Substack post about Staround’s performance of my poem “Orpheus” in Serbia.

Writers Resist AI with Human Interaction

Should you read this title as a statement or a command? Going on book tour has me thinking about how writers can engage readers through personal appearances, and how that promotes the value of human-generated writing to counter the influence of AI.

Thanks, Tennessee Williams: on the importance of blogging

Finding an old post about the Tennessee Williams Tribute, leads me to a realization about the value of blogging (or journaling).

How to Read a Book of Poems

Several times at readings for Tree Fall with Birdsong, the question has come up: Is there a right way to read a poetry book? Here is my answer.

July Update: Book Events and Interview

This is a quick post to let people know how my July is going. I’ve had a great time in Iowa at three book events in Osage, Charles City, and Mason City. I got to know the owners of two local bookstores, Prologue Books and Wine and Three Bells Books, which were new to me,Continue reading “July Update: Book Events and Interview”