Ken Waldman is an American writer and musician in Anchorage, Alaska who has published twenty books including 16 volumes of poetry, a book of acrostic poems for kids, a memoir, a creative writing handbook, and a novel. More than four hundred of his poems have been published in Beloit Poetry Journal, Manoa, Puerto del Sol, Quarterly West, South Dakota Review, Yankee and elsewhere. His short stories have appeared in Gargoyle, Laurel Review, The MacGuffin, and other journals. Ken's work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in both poetry and fiction.
Waldman also plays old-time Appalachian fiddle, clawhammer banjo and mandolin on his nine albums of original Appalachian-style music, traditional tunes, and poetry. He survived a small plane crash near Nome, Alaska in 1996; since then he has been a full-time touring artist. Ken Waldman's musical shows frequently feature the folksinger Willi Carlisle.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
editList of Publications
Poetry:
- Nome Poems
- To Live on this Earth[4]
- And Shadow Remained
- Conditions and Cures
- The Secret Visitor's Guide[5]
- As the World Burns - The Sonnets of George W. Bush
- Sports Page[6]
- Leftovers and Gravy
- D is for Dog Team - Alaska acrostic poems for kids
- Trump Sonnets Volume 1 - The First 50 Days
- Trump Sonnets Volume 2 - 33 Commentaries, 33 Dreams
- Trump Sonnets Volume 3 - The International Edition
- Trump Sonnets Volume 4 - The Shrunken Soul Edition
- Trump Sonnets Volume 5 - His Early Virus Monologues
- Trump Sonnets Volume 6 - His Middle Virus Soliloquy
- Trump Sonnets Volume 7 - His Further Virus Monologues[7]
- Trump Sonnets Volume 8 - The Final Four Months
Prose:
- Are you Famous? Touring America with Alaska's Fiddling Poet[8]
- The Writing Party
- Now Entering Alaska Time
Music:
- All Originals, All Traditionals[9]
- 55 Tunes, 5 Poems
- Burnt Down House
- A Week in Eek
- Music Party
- Fiddling Poets on Parade
- Some Favorites
- D is for Dog Team (Book Companion)
- As the World Burns (Book Companion)
References
edit- ^ "'Alaska's Fiddling Poet': Serendipity spells success for itinerant artist". Arkansas Online. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "'There's the opportunity to do anything'". The Mercury News. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Arts & Issues turns to Alaska". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Wordstage on WNCW: Ken Waldman - Washing Dishes on my 33rd Birthday". WNCW. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Kendrick, Monica (2006-01-26). "Ken Waldman". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Review of Sports Page". www.forewordreviews.com. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ Winik, Marion (2021-07-13). "Elinor Lipman's 'Rachel to the Rescue' is a rom-com about a Trump staffer. Do we care enough to giggle?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "BookLoons Reviews - Are You Famous? by Ken Waldman". bookloons.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Ken Waldman: All Originals, All Traditionals, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.