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Open Studio

Open Studio talks with Poet Laureates Kathleen Driskell and Esme Morris

By Tom Musgrave
Published April 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM EDT
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Open Studio Podcast Logo. A podcast on the arts in Kentucky with host Tom Musgrave. Features colorful abstract shapes and a cartoon rendering of Tom Musgrave.

All this month Open Studio features new interviews with Kentucky literary artists. To celebrate Kentucky Writers' Day April 24th in Frankfort, Tom talks with current Kentucky Poet Laureate Kathleen Driskell and you'll also get to meet and hear from Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate Esme Morris.

Show links:

https://artscouncil.ky.gov/kathleen-driskell-kentucky-poet-laureate-2025-2026/

https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/lafayette-sophomore-named-youth-poet-laureate

Kentucky Writers' Day is Friday April 24 in Frankfort

https://artscouncil.ky.gov/kentucky-writers-day/

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Tom Musgrave
Tom Musgrave is a senior public relations writer for the University of Kentucky and editor of the daily campuswide electronic newsletter UKNow. Prior to joining the UK staff, Tom spent nine years as the Kentucky Arts Council’s communications director. In 2018 he created the arts council’s monthly podcast, Kentucky ArtsCast, serving as primary host and executive producer. Tom’s first job in state government was working for Virginia Moore at the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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