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Karen Jean Matsko Hood
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Author and Poet
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About the Children’s Poet Karen Jean Matsko Hood has developed a style of children’s poetry that is written in unique rhythmical and musical verse. Some of her children’s poetry tackles big social injustices written in a way that children can understand. Other poetry is meant to entertain children and make them laugh. Hood is working on a children’s poetry book that is meant to engage even the most skeptical child. Stinky Feet is a book of poems directed toward boys and even some girls who think things like stinky feet and loud belches are funny. Hood’s writing in this vein is meant to rekindle the flame of interest in poetry. If children love poetry when they are young, they are most likely to continue to enjoy the style when they become adults. Hood is working to revive the interest in poetry as an art form. Hood was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana. As an undergraduate, she attended the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. She attended the University of Great Falls in Great Falls, Montana. Hood received a B.S. Degree in Natural Science from the College of St. Benedict and minored in both Psychology and Secondary Education. Upon her graduation, Hood and her husband taught science and math on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hood has completed postgraduate classes at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. In May 2001, she completed her Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She has taken postgraduate classes at Lewis and Clark College on the North Idaho college campus in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; through Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Indiana; University of Washington in Seattle, Washington; Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington; and Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington. Hood is working on research projects to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Hood resides in Greenacres, Washington, along with her husband, thirteen children, and foster children. Her interests include writing, teaching, and volunteering as a court advocate in the juvenile court system for abused and neglected children. Hood is a literary advocate for youth and adults. Her hobbies include cooking, baking, photography, indoor and outdoor gardening, and the cultivation of unusual flowering plants and orchids. She enjoys raising several specialty breeds of animals including Icelandic horses, bichon frises, cockapoos, Icelandic sheepdogs, and a few rescue cats. Hood also enjoys bird-watching and finds all aspects of nature precious. She demonstrates a passionate appreciation of the environment and a respect for all life.
You may order Ms. Hood’s other books including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for adults and children, by requesting them from your local bookstore. |
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