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Write Now Philly: Interview and Review

10/13/2022

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Just let the words spill out on the page—because you can do something with it once you do that, you can’t do anything with it when it’s in your head."
A few months ago, I was thrilled to get an email from Grace Fisher, a Drexel University student double majoring in English and Dance. She asked to interview me about poetry and my most recent chapbook, Mid-Bloom, and we had a lovely conversation over iced coffee on a summer afternoon.

​Write Now Philly is an online magazine run and staffed by Drexel University faculty and students. They are devoted to writing, books, literature, publishing, and the literary community, with a focus on the Philadelphia area.  I'm incredibly grateful to them, and to Grace in particular, for this interview and the kind review of my chapbook.

Read the Interview - You Have to Focus on Every Word: A Conversation with Poet Katie Budris
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Read the Book Review - Katie Budris' Mid-Bloom: Grief and Love Compressed

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Review of Mid-Bloom: The Mad Poets Society

7/14/2021

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My first (ever!) book review! I'm grateful to The Mad Poets Society, a local non-profit organization, for supporting my work. I have participated in two of their readings in the past, and they graciously agreed to preview my new chapbook.

I love these lines from reviewer Abbey J. Porter:
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Check out the full review on The Mad Poets Society website
And pre-order your copy of Mid-Bloom at Finishing Line Press
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Pre-Order Your Copy of Mid-Bloom NOW!

4/23/2021

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My forthcoming chapbook, Mid-Bloom, is now available for pre-order through Finishing Line Press. Place your orders online by mid-June and your copy will be mailed as soon as the book is released on August 13, 2021. 

For authors publishing work through small presses, pre-orders are extremely important. The number of orders placed during this time will determine the size of my print run (aka how many copies total are printed to be sold) AND the number of pre-orders will impact the royalty percentage I receive for the life of the book. So by placing an order now, you are not only supporting me by buying the work, but by ensuring I am compensated at a higher rate in the future!
Mid-Bloom is a collection of poems exploring the loss of my mother to cancer when I was just 15 years old and my own experience with breast cancer at the age of 36. Losing my mom at such a young age has long been an inspiration for my writing, not to mention something that has shaped my identity for years. But going through chemotherapy, I felt a bond with her that I never expected, a new understanding of what she must have felt so many years ago. Her absence became palpable all over again.

I'm looking forward to sharing these poems with the world, and I appreciate your support. Place your order with Finishing Line Press now!
Pre-Order Mid-Bloom
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Publication Announcement: New Chapbook Mid-Bloom

1/13/2021

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I've been teasing some big news for awhile, and now that I've signed the contract I'm finally ready to share. My newest chapbook of poems, titled Mid-Bloom, has been accepted for publication by Finishing Line Press! 

This collection of poems centers around the loss of my mother to cancer when I was just 15, and my own experience with cancer at age 36. In these poems, I explore themes of childhood, family, illness, survivorship, and the ways in which my cancer brought me closer to my mother even though she's not here. 

The cover design is not yet complete, but I am thrilled to be able to use the artwork pictured here--ink and watercolor by the talented Linnea Broling.

Anticipated publication should be later in 2021, but of course, these things change. As soon as pre-orders are open, I will share the details!

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Publication Announcement: River and South Review

1/8/2021

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I'm so pleased to be among a select number of poets published in the newest issue of River and South Review. This poem, "Rain Turns to Snow," is over a decade old and was part of my MFA thesis in 2006. The poem reflects on one of the last living memories of my mom, who passed away in 1998. 

This is an online literary magazine, so read my poem, and the entire issue, HERE.
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Virtual Reading: Heather Lanier

10/23/2020

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Two years ago, I had the honor of serving on the hiring committee for a new tenure-track Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction. I feel fortunate that we hired Heather Lanier and that I can now call her colleague and friend.

In July 2020, Heather's new memoir Raising a Rare Girl was published by Penguin Press. Ordinarily, I would have been among the creative writing instructors in our department to organize an on-campus reading celebrating her book. But of course, the Covid-19 pandemic prevented such an event, not to mention any launch party or book tours for Heather. ​
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It was a thrill to host a live virtual reading in October on the Rowan University MA in Writing Facebook page. In spite of some technical difficulties getting started (it worked when we did a test run, I swear!) we had over 60 people join us live to hear Heather read from the book and to share in discussion. I monitored the comments as they came in and posed questions to Heather. What a joy to celebrate not just with our colleagues and students, but with friends, family, and members of the literary community near and far. 

You can check out the recorded reading here.
And you can buy Raising a Rare Girl and support local bookshops here.
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Virtual Reading: Glassworks Magazine

4/15/2020

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Like so much else in the world, we were disappointed that the Covid-19 pandemic kept us from celebrating Issue 20 of Glassworks in person as per usual with a reading at the Rowan University Art Gallery. However, I was so proud of my interns for pushing me to curate a virtual reading including inviting authors to read their own work. Between the author submissions and the editors, we recorded about half of the pieces published in Issue 20 and shared the videos on social media.

You can also access them all on our website - please enjoy!
http://www.rowanglassworks.org/video.html
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Publication Announcement: Philadelphia Stories

12/16/2015

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The city of Philadelphia has a vibrant literary community, and I am honored to be among the talented local writers featured in the Winter 2016 issue of Philadelphia Stories.

You can find one of my newest poems, "Keeping Things Alive," in the online issue or find free copies throughout the greater Philadelphia area!

Read the issue HERE.

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Glassworks Reading Series

10/20/2015

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I'm so excited to host the first ever reading series for Glassworks Magazine, a publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing program.

Our first event is being held on Wednesday, October 21st at 8pm in Philadelphia. Thanks to Tattooed Mom for setting up a private room for us! Our featured readers will be Jeff Markovitz and Liz Langemak, both published in Issue 10 of Glassworks. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, as well as copies of recent issues for $10 each. I'll also have copies of my own chapbook on hand for $10, and the featured readers will be bringing their own books.
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Can't make it to Tattooed Mom? Join us Thursday, October 29th at 6:30 on Rowan's campus. We'll be taking over the upstairs of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Glassboro, NJ and free coffee and cookies will be available to all who attend. Our student editors will be reading from the new Issue 11 of Glassworks.
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Full details are available on our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/rowanglassworks
Hope to see you there!

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Publication Announcement: Border Crossing

9/3/2015

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It's been awhile since I've posted, but I'm pleased to be back online with another exciting publication announcement. My poem "Our Last Breakfast" has been included in the Fall 2015 edition of Border Crossing, a literary magazine published by Lake Superior State University's creative writing program.

Read the issue HERE
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    Poetry chapbook Mid-Bloom (Finishing Line Press, 2021)

    Poetry chapbook Prague in Synthetics (Finishing Line Press, 2015)

    Senior Lecturer of Writing Arts at Rowan University

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