Kathleen Dale

Kathleen Dale is not yet seventy years old. However, she can begin to imagine what seventy and "final things" may feel like. The joys of water, poetry, and music will be forever linked in her mind. A Pushcart nominee, Dale has been published in numerous journals and has taught university writing courses for many years. Dale is thrilled to be chosen as a winner in the Wisconsin Academy's annual poetry contest for the third time. She published a chapbook, Ties that Bind (Finishing Line Press) in 2006, and two other books, Carbon-Based Creatures and Deconstruction Zone (a children's book) are forthcoming. Her poem "Ghost" will appear in the 2012 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar. She lives in Milwaukee.