Britta Stumpp

Britta Visser Stumpp is a mother, wife, Qi Gong instructor, graphic designer, dancer, and writer. She is a passionate advocate for the arts and nature conservation, spiritual geography and wellness. She spends most of her free time in the mountains and near rivers.

Britta began writing poetry at a young age to make sense of the world. She pursued an English - Creative Writing with an emphasis in poetry degree at university under the tutelage of Brad L. Roghaar (Ogden's first poet laureate), Dr. Victoria Ramirez and Ron Deeter at WSU.

She is eternally grateful to Professor Brad L. Roghaar for teaching her the ways of the warrior poet. Britta has published work as a poet, creative writer and as a journalist. Her first book of poetry, "Kindred Matter," was published in 2019.

She was a regular contributing writer for Fuse: a dance magazine from 2010-2014 and conducted several interviews that made the cover story. She also served as the poetry editor and content manager for the literary journal, Metaphor, Issue XXIX, 2010. Her poems, "The Garden," "Instinct," and "Council" were published in Metaphor, Issue XXVIII, 2009. Her poem "Nostalgia," and her Academic Essay "Stuffed and Preserved," were published in Metaphor, Issue XXVII, 2008.

She has also been published in Anthology of Hope, America's Best Emerging Poets: An Anthology 2018, and Utah's Emerging Writers: An Anthology 2018.