Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper.[1] She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle.[1] Herrmann performed for the Flyway Festival,[3] Vallejo Poetry Festival,[4] Napa Valley Writers Club,[5] Alameda Island Poets,[2] the American Association of University Women,[6] Benicia First Tuesday Poets,[2] Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT.[7] Herrmann serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California.[2] Since being appointed Vallejo's poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival,[7] a Martin Luther King Day event, [8] a Black History Month event,[9] Fiestas Primavera in Benicia,[10] Art Walk,[11] Alibi Bookshop,[12][13][14] the Earth Daze Festival,[15] a climate change themed art exhibit at Vallejo Art Lofts Gallery,[16] on the Vallejo waterfront,[17] and the Solano County Fair.[18] Eyvonne and Herrmann hosted an event at the Empress Theater encouraging voting.[19]
Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne hosted the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo.[7] Founded in 2015 by Genea Brice Poetry in Notion's in-person meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][7] The two also launched a new poetry open mic series called Tea House Poetry.[17] The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District.[20][8] They held events for youth including a chalk art festival[21] and literacy awareness night.[22] Herrmann is a retired teacher[7] with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California[1] and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California Berkeley.[3] Herrmann is also a singer, pianist, guitarist, and ukulele player.[23]
Works
Poems
Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Perfect Day" Benicia Herald, April 22, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Day 47" Benicia Herald, May 17, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say Her Name" Benicia Herald, July 24, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Icarus In The 21st Century" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Spellbound" Benicia Herald, September 25, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Freefall" Benicia Herald, October 28, 2020
Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes" Benicia Herald, January 15, 2021
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD" Benicia Herald, April 28, 2021
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Unwanted" Benicia Herald, September 22, 2021
Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes Revisited January 6, 2022" Benicia Herald, January 14, 2022
Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day I Met Homer Smith at the Movies" Benicia Herald, February 16, 2022
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Believe" Benicia Herald, March 9, 2022
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Amelia’s Song" Benicia Herald, May 1, 2022
Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Woman's Work" Work & The Anthropocene, Ice Floe Press, September 2, 2022[24][2]
Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day Lahaina Burned" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2023
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Resolve" Benicia Herald, January 12, 2024
Herrmann, Kathleen, “Elmira” Benicia Herald, February 25, 2024
Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD" Vallejo Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 10, March 8, 2024[23]
Herrmann, Kathleen, “Polar Wolf” Benicia Herald, April 5, 2024
Herrmann, Kathleen, “Planet vs. Plastics” Benicia Herald, April 28, 2024
Anthologies
Musings During A Time of Pandemic Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2020. ISBN9789966955951
