Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Oxford University
Kara Ghobhainn Smith
BIO
Biography

Kara Smith, poet Ghobhainn, is an educator and poet living in the Western Hebrides. She is best known for the travel poetry series The Travelling Professor; The Artists of Crow County (Black Moss Press, 2017); memoir Next to the Ice (Mosaic Press, 2016); the text Teaching, Learning, Assessing (Mosaic Press, 2007); for creating international multi-disciplinary curriculum with the University of Highlands & Islands (UHI), University of Windsor and La Roche D’Hys. She is the former books’ review editor for The Canadian Journal of Education. Cogeco’s television series, “Let’s Talk” with host Cas McGeown featured Smith in 2013. Kara Smith received the ‘Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching’ award in 2013, and was the Chatham-Kent Cultural Centre’s (CCC) Writer-in-Residence in 2015-2016. Working extensively with artists, Smith’s CCC poetry and writings may be found online at: travellingprofessor.blogspot.ca @Mastodon.scot@ghobhainn

ADDRESS
City: Pain Court, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
LINKS
Links
https://travellingprofessor.blogspot.com/
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
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All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
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The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
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