Karen Craigo is the author of two full-length poetry collections, Passing Through Humansville and No More Milk, both published by Sundress Publications, and of three chapbooks, and she served as the fifth Poet Laureate of Missouri (2019-21). She also writes fiction and essays. Professionally, she is a reporter in Springfield, Missouri, for Springfield Business Journal, and she is Nonfiction Editor of Mid-American Review and poetry series editor for Moon City Press. She is married to the fiction writer Michael Czyzniejewski, and they have two sons, Copernicus and Keats.
Interviewer in Smokelong Quarterly
Interview: Smoke Signals with Caroline Kalfas
Interview:
Smoke Signals with
Joshua Geller Schwartz
Interview: Smoke Signals with Christina Tudor
Notes as Guest Reader/Editor in Smokelong Quarterly
Notes: Parasomnia
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This acclaimed community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives.