Kathryn Waddell Takara

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

Takara graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor's degree in 1965, from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Masters degree in 1969, and from University of Hawai'i with a PhD in 1995. She taught at the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.[4][5]

Published works
  • 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
  1. "Kathryn Waddell Takara". Faculty.washington.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. Pacific Raven Press.
  3. 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.
  4. "Women of the African Diaspora". Women of the African Diaspora. December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. 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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