WALKING TOUR OF POET LAUREATE, CATHERINE STRISIK’S POETRY IN NATURE INSTALLATIONS - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021
In May 2020 I received 105 poems from 63 poets from the US, Canada, and Australia for
and with great pleasure and humility the following poets and poems were selected anonymously after many careful readings and discussion between myself and Jan Smith, Executive Director of SOMOS.
Lynne Burnett, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Attend
Michael Burwell, Taos, NM
Mid-April Mountain Biking
Joshua Concha, Taos Pueblo, NM
Rust
Annie Finch, Washington, DC
Walk With Me
Veronica Golos, Taos, NM
Madonna of the Poppy
Grey Held, Newton, MA
Of All Things Branching - Stirring the Blood Like Sap
Ariana Kramer, Taos, NM
untitled
Sawnie Morris, Taos, NM
Alas, The Pitch
Robert Okaji, Indianapolis, IN
Corona
Margery Reading, Taos, NM
Suggest Existence Beyond
Jamie Ross, Carson, NM
After Fire, San Cristobal
Katherine DiBella Seluja, Santa Fe, NM
November Fruit
Leslie Ullman, Taos, NM
Filters
Leonore Wilson, Napa Valley, Ca
Red Spotted Toad
and yours truly I was told! Catherine Strisik, Taos, NM
Wind Scattered
The locations in Taos that have enthusiastically and generously offered their properties & support:
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Rio Fernando Park/ Taos Land Trust
John Dunn House Shops
Sierra Vista Cemetery
SOMOS
With deep bows and appreciation to each of you,
Catherine Strisik
Taos Poet Laureate, 2020-2021
