Kitty O'Meara

Kitty O'Meara lives near Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, Phillip Hagedorn, their five rescue dogs, two cats, gardens, and books. Formerly a middle school writing and literature teacher and hospital and hospice chaplain, she is currently a spiritual director and has been a lifelong writer and artist. She has been called "the poet laureate of the pandemic" based on her wildly popular, widely circulated, and hopeful poem about the Covid-19 pandemic. That poem is illustrated and presented in...See more

Kitty O'Meara lives near Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, Phillip Hagedorn, their five rescue dogs, two cats, gardens, and books. Formerly a middle school writing and literature teacher and hospital and hospice chaplain, she is currently a spiritual director and has been a lifelong writer and artist. She has been called "the poet laureate of the pandemic" based on her wildly popular, widely circulated, and hopeful poem about the Covid-19 pandemic. That poem is illustrated and presented in book form in the bestselling And the People Stayed Home , published by Tra Publishing. She is also the author of The Rare, Tiny Flower (Tra Publishing, 2021). PRAISE FOR KITTY O'MEARA "Kitty O'Meara is the poet laureate of the pandemic. . . . The poem has become shorthand for a silver-linings perspective during the coronavirus outbreak."-- O, The Oprah Magazine "A communal beacon of hope."-- The Washington Post "She is challenging us to grow--to look inside, to listen deeply, to allow ourselves to think differently, and ultimately, to create new ways of living on the planet."--Deepak Chopra, MD, author, Metahuman "A stunning and peaceful offering of introspection and hope..."-- The Children's Book Review "O'Meara's words come to life for future generations to...encourage everyone to find silver linings, think differently and never lose hope."--B&N Reads "She has given the world a small piece of joy."--BookTrib See less