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Kevin Arnold
Fiction and Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KevinArnold@UWalumni.com

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Johnna's "In/Finite Potential" at Traywick in Berkeley through May 18th

Apr.12.2012

Johnna's "In/Finite Potential" at Traywick in Berkeley through May 18th

Here's the link to her program http://issuu.com/johnnak/docs/infinitepotential?mode=window

Featured Works

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PUBLISHED: Jun.22.2010

Nineteen Poems Around a Divorce and Beyond

Kevin Arnold watches with care the many ripples that happen when the stone of divorce is dropped into a marriage where there are children. —Nils Peterson, Poetry Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University and Poet Laureate, Santa Clara County, California I now think poetry has more capacity to change people than psychotherapy. This is a book that could be given to someone...

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Kevin's Latest Blogs

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May.10.2013 - 4:33 am

A Lucky Guy on the Amalfi Coast

Ten of us came to Italy for ten days to a relatively inexpensive villa in Massa Lubrense, near Sorrento. Perfect weather. Re-visited many places I’ve been...

Apr.28.2013 - 12:09 pm

The Fourth Annual Ekphrastic Poetry Reading at the San Jose Museum of Art Rocked

Few events soar as this one did. Sally Ashton brought together a diverse group that somehow came together for a memorable reading at the Museum. ...

Apr.25.2013 - 11:02 am

I'll be reading Saturday at the San Jose Museum of Art

I'm pleased to be part of such a fine group of poets, and the displays in the museum are most interesting. Most are from Asia, with many...

Apr.21.2013 - 2:41 pm

Number Three on the Bay Area and LA Times Fiction Bestseller Lists: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

A novel that flopped when it was first released in 1925, this book is nowhere close to out of print. News reports say it’s the new movie starring Leonardo...

Comments from Kevin

Sep.16.2010 - 9:34 pm

In response to: Transitions

Thanks for the kind words

Hi Susan, A kind word can mean so much. Of course I read your web site and saw about your daughter . . . what...

Mar.21.2010 - 1:11 pm

In response to: Racism and the Myth of a "Victim Mentality"

Racism

It's hard to write about America without mentioning its racial divides. The founding fathers managed to create America...

Dec.02.2009 - 12:15 pm

In response to: Best Gift Book

Old School by Tobias Wolff

Only Tobias Wolff could make a book that starts with a third person plural point of view, a prep school no less,...

Oct.26.2009 - 8:41 pm

In response to: Three Eras of Monterey, California

Thanks

Sharon, Yes, John cast a long shadow on Monterey, Northern California, and the world. Thanks for your note. ...

Jul.26.2009 - 8:34 am

In response to: Crafted Leaps, Poetry of Great Permission A Review of Brenda Hillman's Practical Water

This review will be

This review will be published in the fall edition of Caesura magazine.

Writing

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Poem: Invitation to the Opera

Poem: Transitions

Published Reviews

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Aug.01.2011

Nineteen Poems Around a Divorce and Beyond

Published by http://www.antoinettemay.com/enterprise/bookworm/articles/signings.html

What do we seek in poetry? by Antoinette May According to an expert— Kevin Arnold—it’s the unexpected, the undreamed of. What is found in poetry is that which is so often passed...

Audio & Video

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Audio: White Man's Blues--Chapter One (seven pages)

Audio: Good with People--Chapter One (eight pages)

Poems are necessary because they honor the unknown both in us and in the world.”

—Calavaris Enterprise

About Kevin

Poet, prizewinning short story writer, teacher and novelist. Bachelor of Science in English Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison, IBM Systems Engineering Manager for Stanford University. Elder, Presbyterian Church USA. Masters of Fine Arts,...

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