Poetry Reading with Catherine Strisik & Kate O’Neil
Poet, Catherine Strisik is author of four poetry books most recently: Goat, Goddess, Moon (2026 longlist for the Mass Book Award), and the recipient of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award in Poetry in 2017 for The Mistress. She was Taos, New Mexico’s Poet Laureate 2020-2021; publisher/editor of Taos Journal of Poetry; awarded Woman of Impact based on decades- long literary contribution in northern N.M., and has over 38 years of publications with poetry translated into Greek, Persian, and Bulgarian. Though now settled in Magnolia, Strisik divides her time between Cape Ann and Taos where she lived for over 40 years. She offers editorial consultations for essayists and poets facilitating both private and small group poetry workshops. www.cathystrisik.com
Kate O’Neill’s poems have appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Journal of War, Literature and the Arts, Taos Journal of Poetry, Skylight 47 and numerous anthologies. Her debut full-length collection, Harp in Hand: Poems of Ireland was published in 2026 (3:A Taos Press). She retired as an Associate Professor Emerita from UNM-Taos and holds a Doctor of Education from Harvard and an MFA in Creative Writing from IAIA. She is both a US and Irish citizen and lives with her family in Northern New Mexico. https://KateONeillPoetry.com.