ZCES teacher publishes poetry collection

Krista Lukas of Minden has published her debut poetry collection “Fans of My Unconscious”.

She describes the work as putting a microscope’s eye view to the poignancy and absurdity in everyday life by observing the meaning and the meaninglessness in the mundane like the post office, a campfire, and a bulletin board.

This poetry collection is designed for a seasoned reader of poetry as well as someone who has yet to take up the genre.

Born in Truckee, Lukas grew up in the Lake Tahoe area. She did the coursework for her K-12 teaching credentials at Sierra Nevada College. She has taught English and English as a second language at various levels. Currently, she serves as the gifted and talented specialist at Zephyr Cove and Jacks Valley elementary schools.

Lukas has published poems in “The Best American Poetry 2006”,” Creative Writer’s Handbook”, “New Poets of the American West” and literary magazines including 5am and New Millennium Writings.

Lukas will read from her collection at two venues in June: the Mile High Jazz Band’s Jazz and Poetry event at Comma Coffee in Carson City on June 11, 7:30pm, and the Ventana Sierra Advanced Writers Conference at Western Nevada College in Carson City on June 14 at 6:30pm.