Interview with Karen Kotrba


  • Identifier2019 OH 071
  • Date11/17/2019
  • InterviewerMcSpirit, Stephanie
  • IntervieweeKotrba, Karen
  • DescriptionPoet and author Karen Kotrba discusses her works and the inspiration she draws from the Frontier Nursing Service and the mountain horses they rode to deliver healthcare in Appalachia. In particular, Kotrba shares many of her poems in this interview.
  • LocationRemote
  • Duration01:32:16
  • Restrictionsnone
  • RightsContact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, duplications, rights and permission to publish.
  • IndexerTaylor, Shelby

Citation

“Interview with Karen Kotrba,” William H. Berge Oral History Center, accessed July 20, 2025, https://oralhistory.eku.edu/items/show/9482.