Poets Jennifer Kwon Dobbs and Diane LeBlanc Read at Monkey See, Monkey Read
Monkey See, Monkey Read, Northfield's beloved independent bookstore, celebrates the books of two local poets, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs: Paper Pavilion (White Pine Press 2007) & Diane LeBlanc: Dancer with Good Sow (Finishing Line Press 2008).
September 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Monkey See, Monkey Read, 425 Division Street. 507-645-5700.
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs was born in Wonju-Si, South Korea. Her debut collection, Paper Pavilion, received the White Pine Press Poetry Prize and was published in 2007. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in 5 AM, Blackbird, Cadences, Crazyhorse, Cimarron Review, Cream City Review, MiPOesias, Poetry NZ, Tulane Review, among other journals; have been anthologized in Echoes Upon Echoes (Asian American Writers Workshop 2003) and Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (W. W. Norton 2008); featured on radio and in film; and translated into Greek, Korean, and Turkish. Her music collaboration, "Among Joshua Trees," with Steven Gates won the New York Youth Symphony´s First Music Series and debuted at Carnegie Hall. Currently, she is assistant professor of creative writing at St. Olaf College and is working on a book of essays.
Diane LeBlanc is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Hope in Zone Four (1998) and Dancer with Good Sow (2008). Awards include literary fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council, a Brenda Ueland Prose Prize, a Robert Penn Warren Award, and a Pushcart Prize nomination for poetry. Diane received the 2005 Bechtel Prize from Teachers & Writers Collaborative for her essay “Weaving Voices: Writing as a Working Class Daughter, Professor, and Poet.” Her poetry and prose appear in The Anthology of New England Writers, Bellingham Review, Earth’s Daughters, Healing Muse, Natural Bridge, Rhino, Runes, So to Speak, Water~Stone, and other journals. Diane directs the writing program at St. Olaf College, where she teaches writing and women’s studies.
