Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy has been performing his poetry of subversive whimsy for over 45 years, often accompanying himself on guitar or percussion. He is the author of A Beautiful Chaos Demands Energy (2007) and has released two CDs of poetry, Between Onions and Oxygen (2002) and The Bird of Pure Midnight (2015). He is poet-in-residence at the Chuckanut Radio Hour, and is a winner of the Bellingham Mayor Arts Award. Kevin was born in Germany, grew up in upstate New York, and moved to Western Washington in 1979. He lives in Bellingham with his wife, Jeannie Gray.

2025 Faculty

Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi

Quenton Baker

Kira Jane Buxton

Sharon Castlen

Claudia Castro Luna

Linda Conroy

Eileen Coughlin

Lisa Dailey

Stephanie Dethlefs

Scott Eagan - Agent

Elaina Ellis

Thor Hanson

Paul Hanson

Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Frances Howard-Snyder

Chloe Hovind

Robert Lashley

Priscilla Long

Laura Mazer - Agent

Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor

Nicole Meier

Kevin Murphy

Cami Ostman

Rena Priest

Juan Carlos Reyes

Gretchen Schaffer

Kate Trueblood

Elizabeth Wales - Agent

Kami Westhoff

Jane Wong

Contact

Village Books
1200 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 671-2626

info@chuckanutwritersconference.com