About Karen Kovacik
Born 1959. Karen Kovacik is an American poet, writer and university teacher.
Karen Kovacik is a poet and translator of Polish poetry. She is the former poet laureate of the American state of Indiana from 2011 until 2013. George Kalamaras succeeded her. During her time as poet laureate she put on a series of readings bringing poets from Indiana and other states called The Borderlands Project.
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Who is Karen Kovacik?
American poet
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Karen Kovacik was born on 21 July 1959.
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Karen Kovacik is a poet, writer and university teacher.
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Karen Kovacik is American.
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