Karen Head
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BornKaren Judy Head
1967 (age 57–58)
United States
1967 (age 57–58)
United States
OccupationPoet, educator, editor
Period2003–present
Karen Head | |
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| Born | Karen Judy Head 1967 (age 57–58) United States |
| Occupation | Poet, educator, editor |
| Period | 2003–present |
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Karen Head is an American poet, educator and editor. She is a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology where she is the executive director of the Communication Center. Head is known for her contributions to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)[1]
Head is also the editor of the international poetry journal, Atlanta Review. In April 2018, the Waffle House Foundation funded Head's poetry tour project for under-served Georgia high school students. Additionally, Head was declared Waffle House Poet Laureate.[2] In 2020, she was named the inaugural Poet Laureate of Fulton County, Georgia. [3]
