News

• "Mommy, Mom, Mother" won Finalist in Passager poetry contest
• "Old Words, Old Wood," a manuscript, won finalist for the 2026 Meadowlark Press Birdy Prize.
• "Imprimatur" in Catamaran Literary Reader, Summer Edition
• "Free Range" in ONE ART
• "Dust" in Whitefish Review
• "Influencers," a manuscript, won Finalist for Gunpowder Press 2026 "Barry Spacks Poetry Prize"
• "Communality" was selected by the Academy of American Poets for First Place in the Treehouse Climate Action Prize! However, the win had to be forfeited due to previous placement at the Steve Kowit (yay!) Poetry Prize.
• "Communality" is a finalist for the 2025 Steve Kowit Poetry Award, and appears in the San Diego Poetry Annual.

• "Between Worlds" and "Influencers" have been published at ONE ART.
• "Dredge Spoils on Mare Island" has been published by The Citadel and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
• Kathryn's poem, "Lamentation," has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize! "Lamentation" appears in Catamaran Literary Reader.
• "Mundanity" of Evil" appears in Hawaii Pacific Review
• "Solitary Bee" appears in "Look Away Now," an anthology from Linen Press in U.K.
• Published in the Atlanta Review: "Oak in Wildcat Canyon" won Finalist in Atlanta Review 2025 International Poetry Prize
• "Old Words, Old Wood," a full-length manuscript, was awarded Finalist in Catamaran Poetry Prize for West Coast Poets.
• The Dolomite Review: "Salt" and "Night Music"
• descant: "Staying Curious"

• Kathe read at the Catamaran launch July 23 at the Mechanics Institute in SF.
• Kathe read at the Rivertown Poets in Petaluma at Aqus Cafe on August 3. Click here to watch her reading!
• Kathe read at the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize Celebration Tues., April 21, at the San Diego Public Library
• Kathe MC'd and read at the Marin Poetry Center Travelling Show, Berkeley, June 27