Kansas Poets & Poetry -- A One-of-a-kind, Literary Resource ... KansasPoets.com

Poets are athletes of the mind; but the performances they put on do not take place in stadiums or on television. The performances take place in books, and the quality of the performance depends almost wholly upon the existence of an educated and willing reader; for the art of poetry is preeminently an art of reading.
    -- Jonathan Holden
Kansas Poets Index & Poem Selections
  • A list of distinguished Kansas poets, their biographies and writing samples.

Poetry Lesson Plans
  • Instruction and examples for making better poets appropriate for classrooms and individuals.

Kansas Poems
  • A collection of Kansas related poems contributed by the public. ​
In Memory of  Jonathan Holden
July 18, 1941 --December 20, 2024
Kansas' 1st Poet Laureate, KSU Distinguished Professor, and Poet-In-Residence
A Celebration of Jonathan's Life Occurred on Sunday, April 6, 2025 
@ Kansas State University Alumni Center
 Hosted by the family of Jonathan Holden and the KSU Department of English
Flint Hills Publishing (FHP), is dedicated to the creation of inspiring, educational, and thoughtful books.  Founder and president of FHP, Thea Rademacher, Topeka, Kansas, invites you to survey Flint Hills Publishing books and acquaint yourself with their authors.  Socially-conscious, FHP publishes fiction, poetry, memoir, spiritual and personal growth, young adult, cookbooks, and children's books.

Author Consultation Available - A former social justice lawyer, Thea Rademacher, JD, is also available to help authors avoid predatory situations and to answer your publishing questions.
Flint Hills Publishing works with authors nationwide.
A poet
  • writes that he might better understand himself and the world surrounding him.
  • like a taxidermist, catches and then preserves physical and mental emotion
  • like a painter, captures place
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