Welcome, Katie. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Hi everyone! I’ve loved poetry since fourth grade when Mrs. Holland gave us an assignment to memorize a poem. I picked Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” because I was a suck-up and it was the longest poem (which no other kid picked). Lucky for me, I loved it! From there, I started reading all the poetry I could get my hands on, and then writing it by candlelight (to break the rules and for Poe- like drama).
While studying poetry at Florida State University, I became a professional poker player, and also went to L’Academie de Cuisine-a French culinary school. I’m passionate about encouraging others to discover and share contemporary poetry, and have poetry to thank for finding my husband, Timothy Green, editor of Rattle. Between us, we have four amazing kids.
I’m the creator of The Poetry Space_, a top-rated poetry podcast, Haiku Editor for ONE ART, and an editor at Rattle. I’m the author of Watering Can, and All That Glitter (forthcoming with Poetry Box), and the co-author of Hot Pink Moon and Have You Seen the Moon Honey (forthcoming). I love long conversations about short poems.
