Ken Iverson has been telling stories most of his life. An early fascination with Jonathan Winters led him to write and perform stories for friends when he was 17 and he hasn't stopped yet! He loves the connection that sharing stories creates and how the telling of a story can bring people together. Ken believes the old adage 'Laughter is the Best Medicine' is close to true. It's not the only medicine, however, it is the most fun to take.

Ken tells traditional and contemporary folktales and myths from around the world for audiences of all ages. Sometimes using a drum, his energetic telling of Jack Tales, Arthurian tales and world folktales has been enthusiastically received.

"Ken has been telling stories for St. Michael's School for 6 years. Telling in the classroom, at fundraisers, and at our Yulemart Festival. With all of the stories he thrills his audiences, and often directly involves them in the telling of the story. He has a warm and intimate style, a child-like ability to clown and thoroughly immerse himself in the telling of the story that makes the story come alive in the telling."
James Hughes, St. Michael's School

He is a founding member and past-president of the Portland Storytelling Guild. He teaches Beginning Storytelling and has presented workshops at: Boston Public Library, Stories By-The-Sea Storytelling Festival in Newport, Or., as a part of Portland Waldorf Schools 'Word of Mouth' festival; and for the Portland Storytellers Guild.

He says stories have a remarkable ability to reach deep inside of us and to loosen our prejudices and fears. Even a seemingly simply children's story may contain untold gifts. During the story we may laugh, reflect, even cry and being in the story is all that matters. Sometimes a story will come back to us later and we realize there was much more to it than we first knew.