Ken Hada

Ken Hada teaches American literatures at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He has authored six books of poetry, including his latest: Bring an Extry Mule (VAC: Purple Flag Press, 2017). In April 2018, The Oklahoma Center for the Book presented Ken with the Glenda Carlile Distinguished Service Award.

Gary Brower and the Islands of the Dislocated

June 6, 2018 | Ken Hada

America has long been at the crossroads of accepting diversity and empire-building. American interactions with diverse peoples have often been less than ideal. During confusing, often unjust, dealing...
Through the Long Darkness in Jonas Zdanys’s Three White Horses

December 20, 2017 | Ken Hada

Jonas Zdanys is a master lyricist. The bilingual poet (English and Lithuanian) displays his versatile ability with a variety of poetic styles in several recent collections. In Red Stones (201...
The River White: A Confluence of Brush and Quill by Ken Hada

July 2012
Ken Hada

Duane Hada, ill. Norman, Oklahoma. Mongrel Empire. 2011. ISBN 9780983305262 Brothers Duane and Ken Hada have produced an unusual and unusually beautiful book, which traces the White River, from its or...