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Kirsten Rian’s
poetry has appeared in Rhino, Upstreet,
and other literary journals. She
was a top-25 winner in Glimmer Train’s
Poetry Open, and awarded a Soapstone
artist residency. San Francisco Center
for the Book recently printed a limited
edition letterpress broadside of
her work. She leads workshops internationally
using poetry as a tool for literacy,
healing, and storytelling within
the refugee/immigrant and homeless
communities. She is a Poet-in-Residence
through the Literary Arts Writers-in-the-Schools
program, teaching poetry to at-risk
high school students. She also
leads poetry workshops through Multnomah
County Library, most recently working
with the Vietnamese community. She
is currently working on a poetry
project in Sierra Leone connected
to peace building.
Rian is a freelance
development consultant, grant writer
and editor for creative and arts
organizations, with past clients
including the Portland Art Museum,
Oregon College of Art & Craft, & Wild
Salmon Center/Ecotrust, PhotoAlliance,
Scandinavian Heritage Foundation,
New Space Artist Center, and individual
artists, among others.
Selected Publications
- Monograph
introduction, Hiroshi Watanabe Findings,
CMPL
- Monograph introduction, Ann Ploeger Untitled,
Franklin Beedle.
- Publication introduction and editing, Aftermath,
Aperture; Mets & Schilt.
- Editor, Poetry As Compass, a collection of
NW contemporary poetry, funded in part with
a grant from Regional Arts & Culture Council.
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