Curating Home is a collection of poems by Kansas City-metro area poets from both sides of the state line fully representing poetry throughout Kansas City. This anthology was published by Woodneath Press in conjunction with the Missouri Bicentennial "State of Stories" programming offered by Mid-Continent Public Library's Story Center and the University of Missouri's Extension Community Arts Program. Funding for State of Stories have been provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the William T. Kemper Foundation - Commerce Bank, Trustee. The anthology consists of 44 previously unpublished poems by 34 regional poets and was co-edited by Kansas City-based poets José Faus, Marianne Kunkel, and Glenn North. Foreword provided by former Missouri Poet Laureate, William Trowbridge.
Local graphic designer, Amber Noll, created the book cover based on the identified theme of the submitted poems: Curating Home. The end product is an anthology of Kansas City poetry with cover art created by a Kansas City artist. Just one more way Woodneath Press is embracing its tagline of local author, local content.
Poets included:
Erin Adair-Hodges / Shannon Ashley / Elizabeth Bowman Banks / Hadara Bar-Nadav / Phyllis Becker / Susan Carman / Malcolm Cook / Greg Field / Jack Granath / Tina Hacker / Carolyn Hall / Sheri Hall / Steve Hatfield / Robert Hill / Marcia Hurlow / Silvia Kofler / Hyejung Kook / Patricia Lawson / Jenny Molberg / Diane Mora / Cameron Morse / Megan Page / Trish Reeves / Jason Ryberg / Cecilia Savala / Lauren Scharhag / Ann Slegman / Jordan Stempleman / Robert Stewart / Maryfrances Wagner / Lindsey Weishar / Ruth Williams / Tina Yochum-Magaz / Amy Zoellers
Curating Home was published by Woodneath Press in April 2021 and can be purchased on Amazon and wherever books are sold.