Poet will teach at Luther in January

Poet Athena Kildegaard will teach at Luther College in January.

Kildegaard wrote a love poem every day for a year, which resulted in her recent book, "Cloves & Honey."

Kildegaard, who is a lecturer at the University of Minnesota at Morris, will do a reading of her poems at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall.  The reading is open to the public with no charge for admission.
           
Kildegaard's poems have appeared in such journals as Cream City Review, Malahat Review, Tar River Poetry, Mid-American Review, Faultline and in several anthologies.  In addition to her poetry, Kildegaard also has written scripts and produced television programs on topics as varied as Minnesota state parks and 4H groups.