Free-thinker & writer living in a KY country church built before the Civil War. Chair, Spalding MFA. Words in The New Yorker & River Teeth—💙Resist. KY Poet Laureate 25-26.https://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lnn7kapbqc2yThank you Governor Beshear for your leadership and ongoing support for Kentucky writers!25 Apr 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnn7kapbqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3ljbkkbp6os2eExcited to share our spring residency books and scripts in common. @spaldingwriting.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbkkbp6os2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lig53vtb622fI'm forever grateful to smart as a whip and multi-talented Erin Keane who's agreed to be in conversation with me about Goat-Footed Gods, particularly my experiences with the Pope Lick Monster, who's been my neighbor for about 30 years. www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/.../kathleen.18 Feb 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lig53vtb622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lhcstyf4uk2pDems can only win by fighting his chaos with our chaos—keep him in court, attack on all fronts, attack Trump from 10 different directions. Make his head spin. It can’t be so hard to keep him in a confused state—I mean we all know he eats crayons. And paste04 Feb 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcstyf4uk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgtw7urrdc25So we used to be just only “ugly” Americans, now we’re also cruel degenerates. Got it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtw7urrdc25https://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgtviwgbwk25@rollingstone.com, @teenvogue.bsky.social AND @kentuckylantern.com worth a follow for actual news. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtviwgbwk25https://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgtu36v6qs2nSo. Embarrassing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtu36v6qs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgttxgf2bc2nAmen, sister. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgttxgf2bc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgl36xyd6s2hCongratulations to our MFA alum @Sarah Ladd @spaldingwriting.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl36xyd6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lggikviu622sOur darlings gave us a lemon tree for Christmas, and what a heart lift to see a gazillon baby lemons appearing after the cold wintry misery of this past week. Especially since our 170-year-old house’s furnace hasn’t been able to push us past 60 degrees for days.23 Jan 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggikviu622shttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgeboqayu22lOur poetry faculty member Maggie Smith @spaldingwriting.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgeboqayu22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lge6ew3w3s2lAnd he had to sit there and let her say it to all in the room and all watching from elsewhere. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge6ew3w3s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathdriskell.bsky.social/post/3lgdjdaeltk26Talked to Silas about poems. Here’s a link to the Orr essay I talked about. https://static.catapult.co/production/class_syllabus_files/382/original/Orr_1655134709.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:dvfsi7n2wsvpxfolqb3kalgv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdjdaeltk26