Kira Dunton as a poet.
Influenced by poets such as Ross Gay and Janine Hall Gailey, my work presents a form of escape through looking, asking my readers to bear witness to ikea furniture, middle school playgrounds, and fourth walls—all in an attempt to find the freedom that comes when we truly see one another. My poems were selected for presentation at the Student Scholar’s Symposium at Lipscomb University in 2017 and 2018. I have also been invited to present my work at the graduate level at the 2018 Pop Culture Association Conference in Indianapolis, IN, and again in Washington DC in 2019 alongside other artists including Kaveh Akbar and Adrian Matejka.
Selected Conferences and Presentations
March 2019: Lipscomb University’s Student Scholars’ Symposium, Nashville, TN. “We Don’t Talk About These Things,” a collection of poetry.
April 2019: Pop Culture Association (PCA) Conference, Washington DC. “A Little Reminder“
July 2018, July 2019: Programs for Talented Youth, Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Nashville, TN. Guest lecturer presenting a collection of poetry to a secondary creative writing class
March 2018: Pop Culture Association (PCA) Conference, Indianapolis, IN. “Slow Ascent,” a collection of poetry
April 2018: Lipscomb University Student Scholars’ Symposium, Nashville, TN. “Hive Mind,” a collection of poetry
February 2018: Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN. Guest lecturer presenting a collection of poetry to a postsecondary creative writing class
April 2017: Lipscomb University Student Scholars’ Symposium, Nashville, TN. “Slow Ascent,” a collection of poetry
Kira Dunton 