Kendra Preston Leonard
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Kendra Preston Leonard

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Kendra Preston Leonard writes about music, movies, gorgons, werewolves, Shakespeare, feminism, nature, ghosts, disability, drama, race, paleontology, and much more. As a librettist and lyricist, her collaborations with composers and performers tell stories about empowerment, resilience, and compassion. Recent premieres include the 2023 operas Neither Created Nor Destroyed with Rudman, commissioned by ENA Ensemble; and Waters Rising with composer Tim Hinck, commissioned by Arts Capacity and created in partnership with the inmates of Walker State Prison in Georgia. Leonard is the award-winning author of three books of poetry, Making Mythology (Louisiana Literature Press, 2020), Grab (Red Ogre Review, 2023), and A Registry of Omens (Red Ogre Review Books, 2024); and a novella in verse, Protectress (Unsolicited Press, 2022). Trained as a musicologist, she has written numerous scholarly books in addition to poetry, plays, lyrics, and libretti.
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