Kirsten Dierking

Kirsten Dierking is the author of two books of poetry, Northern Oracle (Spout Press, 2007) and One Red Eye (Holy Cow! Press, 2001). Her writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Water~Stone, Poetry East, and To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-Territorial Days to the Present. She is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant for literature, a Loft Literary Center Career Initiative Grant, a SASE/Jerome Grant, and a writing residency at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts. She teaches humanities courses at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. (Source)