Kathryn "Kay" Waddell Takara (born 1943) is an American poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

. She won a 2010 American Book Award

American Book Award

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 for Pacific Raven: Hawai`i Poems.

Professional background

Takara graduated from Tufts University

Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...

 with a Bachelors degree in 1965, from the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 with a Masters degree in 1969, and from University of Hawai'i with a PhD in 1995. She taught at the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.

Published works

• Takara, Kathryn Waddell. New and Collected Poems, Ishmael Reed Publishing Co., 2003. ISBN 9780918408358
• Takara, Kathryn Waddell. Pacific Raven: Hawaii Poems, Pacific Raven Press, 2009. ISBN 9780984122806
• Takara, Kathryn Waddell. Tourmalines: Beyond the Ebony Portal, Pacific Raven Press, 2010. ISBN 9780984122820

External links

• Author's website