As a poet, writer, teacher and facilitator, Caryn explores and celebrates how the spoken, written and sung word can inspire our lives and communities. Founder of Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College, where she teaches, Caryn's the author of eleven books, and a long-time writing workshop facilitator and performer. Writing, telling stories and listening to one another is part of the work of Tikkum Olam, the Hebrew phrase that means putting back together the broken world: through our words we can mend our lives, connect with our communities and eco-communities, and cultivate the courage to embrace life.

Poet Laureate of Kansas: 2009-2012
Caryn offers programs through the Kansas Arts Commission, she recently organized a national convergence of state poets laureate, and for 2011 is publishing 150 poems by various writers to celebrate Kansas.

Workshops, Readings, Performances
Caryn's workshops, presentations and Brave Voice workshops with Kelley Hunt help participants discover, share and celebrate their voice.

Books & Publications
Caryn's writing explores how to live passionately and compassionately. Read more about her books in print or forthcoming, and her other writing and blog.

Caryn now has poetry recordings and text available for download as one of the featured poets on poetryspeaks.com, the itunes of live poetry. Please also follow Caryn on twitter.