Michael Kiesow Moore

Writer - Teacher - Curator

I serve to make a difference in the world through my writing and teaching, as well as by leading workshops and ongoing groups focused on using writing for peace.

To quote Puccini, "Vissi d'arte" or "I live for art."

Host: Birchbark Books Reading Series, Wednesday, February 10, Birchbark Books, reading at 7:00 pm (full deli menu available at Kenwood Cafe prior to reading)
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Teaching: Swords, Magic, and Fantastical Beasts: An Introduction to Writing Fantasy, The Loft, Mondays, March 15–April 19

Monthly Peace and Social Justice Writers Group
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Reading: Art of Peace Reading for International Day of Peace, Saturday, September 26, at the Loft

Reading: "Combat" reading, Saturday, September 19, at the Minnesota Center for Books Arts

Classes and workshops at the Loft

Local Motion Reading, Thursday, August 6, at the Loft

Reading of original work at Howard Zinn's "Voices of a People's History of the United States"
April 6, 2009 at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Paul

There is a great rush of air as the eagles fly from their perches, their great wings beating around your ears. You duck down and put your arms over your head, afraid that a wing will dash against your face.

from The Owl and the Fox Trap by Michael Kiesow Moore