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Kierstan Barbre

Kierstan Barbre

Kierstan Barbre was born and raised in the central plains of Oklahoma. A graduate of Oklahoma State University, she has served in a variety of administrative and service roles. A transplant to Indiana, Kierstan currently works with a non-profit organization advocating for students within the public school system. Kierstan has an abiding love and appreciation for her native Oklahoma, its people and history. A fondness for Oklahoma’s characteristically ruddy red soil, silted waterways, and varietal landscapes are inspirations for her writing. This is her second published work.

PoetryFebruary 29, 2016

Mountain Fork

By Kierstan Barbre

No spoken word here Soaring blue heron settle In slate-rocked waters

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