Kathryn 君妍 Gwun-Yeen Lennon is a poet, editor and publisher. She writes to make sense of her connections to place, migration, identity, language, and food. She believes in the power of poetry, and the power of sharing our diverse voices, to help us create more equitable, just and beautiful communities. As a poet, she feels most useful when she is lending her voice to community. As poets, she believes we play a crucial role as gatherers of stories, perspectives, voices, experiences, but also – as gatherers of people, and of communities. She is passionate about building more inclusive, beautiful, and connected communities, through storytelling and placemaking, and has been creating at the intersections of community-building, poetry, and community-arts for over a decade.
She is also the co-creator, co-editor, and co-publisher, along with Kyla Pascal, of Hungry Zine. She sees it as a great honour and privilege to be trusted with other people’s words and art, and to hold space for people to converse, and share their voices, in the form of a literary publication.
She was born and raised, and resides in Edmonton/Amiskwacîwâskahikan, with mixed Hong-Kong Cantonese and Irish settler ancestry.
Kathryn 君妍 Lennon 