Kathleen Herrmann

Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California.

Writing
Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has been published in anthologies in Africa, Australia, and North America, and in the Benicia Herald newspaper. She has received awards in poetry from the Solano County Fair and Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle. Herrmann performed for the Flyway Festival, Vallejo Poetry Festival, Napa Valley Writers Club, Alameda Island Poets, the American Association of University Women, Benicia First Tuesday Poets, Poetry by the Bay, and KZCT. Herrmann serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. Since being appointed Vallejo's poet laureate, Herrmann has performed at the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival, a Martin Luther King Day event, a Black History Month event, Fiestas Primavera in Benicia, Art Walk, Alibi Bookshop,  the Earth Daze Festival, a climate change themed art exhibit at Vallejo Art Lofts Gallery, on the Vallejo waterfront, and the Solano County Fair.

Like their predecessors, Herrmann and Eyvonne hosted the Poetry in Notion poetry circle at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo. Founded in 2015 by Genea Brice Poetry in Notion's in-person meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two also launched a new poetry open mic series called Tea House Poetry. The co-poets laureate plan to create a youth anthology in cooperation with the Vallejo Unified School District. Herrmann is a retired teacher with an M.A. in Teaching Leadership from St. Mary's College of California and a B.A. in English Literature from University of California Berkeley. Herrmann is also a singer, pianist, guitarist, and ukulele player.

Poems

 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Perfect Day" Benicia Herald, April 22, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Day 47" Benicia Herald, May 17, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say Her Name" Benicia Herald, July 24, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Icarus In The 21st Century" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Spellbound" Benicia Herald, September 25, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Freefall" Benicia Herald, October 28, 2020
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes" Benicia Herald, January 15, 2021
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD" Benicia Herald, April 28, 2021
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Unwanted" Benicia Herald, September 22, 2021
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "High Hopes Revisited January 6, 2022" Benicia Herald, January 14, 2022
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day I Met Homer Smith at the Movies" Benicia Herald, February 16, 2022
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Believe" Benicia Herald, March 9, 2022
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Amelia’s Song" Benicia Herald, May 1, 2022
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "A Woman's Work" Work & The Anthropocene, Ice Floe Press, September 2, 2022
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "The Day Lahaina Burned" Benicia Herald, September 6, 2023
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Resolve" Benicia Herald, January 12, 2024
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, “Elmira” Benicia Herald, February 25, 2024
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, "Say it LOUD" Vallejo Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 10, March 8, 2024
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, “Polar Wolf” Benicia Herald, April 5, 2024
 * Herrmann, Kathleen, “Planet vs. Plastics” Benicia Herald, April 28, 2024

Anthologies

 * Musings During A Time of Pandemic Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2020. ISBN 9789966955951
 * Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Moonstone Press. 2021. ISBN 9781954499201
 * I Can’t Breathe: A Poetic Anthology of Social Justice Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2021. ISBN 9789914988505
 * Friendship: Lifespan Vol. 3 Pure Slush Books. 2021. ISBN 9781922427243
 * Third Harvest: Napa Valley Writers Club 2021 Gnarly Vine Press. 2021. ISBN 9780998510835
 * Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2022. ISBN 9781735499925
 * Post-Roe Alternatives: Fighting Back B Cubed Press. 2022. ISBN 9781949476316
 * Support Ukraine Moonstone Press. 2022. ISBN 9781954499690
 * Nooks and Crannies Benicia Literary Arts. 2022. ISBN 9781735499918
 * Coming Out of Isolation Kistrech Poetry Festival. 2022. ISBN 9783947911738
 * Opus IV: Napa Valley Writers Club 2023 Gnarly Vine Press. 2023. ISBN 9780998510828
 * Loss: Lifespan, Vol. 9 Pure Slush Books. 2024. ISBN 9781922427366