Kari Volkmann-Carlsen
Journalism & Book Reviews
“A Place Called Petén,” Book review of Maya Roads by Mary Jo McConohay (Chicago Review Press, 2011). Utne Reader, November/December 2011
“The Mother as Epic Hero,” Book review of The Passion of the Hausfrau: Motherhood Illuminated by Nicole Chaison (Villard Books, a division of Random House). Utne Reader, September/October 2009
“The Emancipated Earth,” Utne Reader, May/June 2009. ***Reprinted by Captus Press, property law textbook (2011); Nominated for the 2010 Best American Non-Required Reading Series, edited by Dave Eggers.
“Nude, Not Naked,” Book review of Live Nude Girl: My Life as an Object, by Kathleen Rooney (University of Arkansas Press), Utne Reader, March/April 2009
“Green Renting Revolution,” Utne Reader, Jan/Feb 2009
“From the Stacks: Diner Journal,” Utne Online, December 1, 2008.
“We Could Be Heroines,” Book review of Hellions: Pop Culture’s Rebel Women, by Maria Raha (Seal Press), Utne Reader, Nov/Dec 2008
“Save Energy, Skip the Insanity,” Utne Reader, Nov/Dec 2008
“From the Stacks: A Passion for This Earth,” Utne Online, August 6, 2008
“Life in a Carbon-Copy Town,” Utne Online, June 30, 2008
“Paddling Voyageurs National Park,” Minnesota Paddler, June/July 2008 (click here, pg. 14)
Stand Alone/Complete Products
Newsletter, Voyageurs National Park Association, graphic design and editing, 2011
Program brochure, Volunteer Rendezvous, content and graphic design, 2011
DVD companion resource guide, Minnesota’s National Park Legacy, content and creative direction, 2010
Membership brochure, Voyageurs National Park Association, content and creative direction, 2010
Creative Nonfiction
The Circles We Live In, Ivory Tower, 2008
Poetry
Two Grandchildren, Ivory Tower, 2007
Welcome Home, 2008
Apology for a Stolen Wish, 2008 (scroll to the bottom of the post)
Pace, 2010
