Author and Poet, Writing deeply moving poetry, Katherine Lawrence shares her journey. S2 EPS 25

A writer who loves troubled characters, poached eggs for supper, a messy desk, and green wool socks; Katherine Lawrence is the author of the young adult verse novel, Stay. She is also an award-winning author with her books of poetry: Black Umbrella; Never Mind; Lying to Our Mothers; Ring Finger, Left Hand. BIO Katherine Lawrence is the author of five books: Black Umbrella, poetry (Turnstone Press, 2022); Stay, a young adult verse novel (Coteau Books, 2017; Shadowpaw Press, 2022); Never Mind, poetry (Turnstone Books: 2016), Lying to Our Mothers (Coteau Books: 2006), and Ring Finger, Left Hand (Coteau Books: 2001) and two chapbooks: Start with the Answer (gritlit Press: 2009) and Split-ends (Jackpine Press: 2005). Among Katherine's other awards and honors, Black Umbrella was the winner of the John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award, and Stay received the Moonbeam Award (Gold) in Children’s Poetry and was nominated for two Saskatchewan Book Awards. Never Mind was nominated Book of the Year (2016) by Saskatchewan Book Awards. Katherine's work has also received Best First Book, Saskatchewan Book Awards; City of Regina Writing Award; and Lying to Our Mothers was a finalist for a Saskatchewan Book Award. Her poems have been anthologized in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2010 and in Nelson English Grade 10 Academic Edition and Elements of English 12 by Harcourt Canada. Katherine is a former writer-in-residence with Saskatoon Public Library. She coaches emerging and established writers offers writing workshops, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Saskatchewan. She lives in Saskatoon with her husband. Katherine lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the trapezoid-shaped province above North Dakota. She has an MFA in Writing, is a former writer in residence at Saskatoon Public Library, and coaches emerging and established writers. Connect with Katherine https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780888017475/katherine-lawrence/black-umbrella?blnBKM=1 https://www.turnstonepress.com/books/poetry/black-umbrella.html http://www.katherinelawrence.net/ Connect with your host, Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com Connect with episode sponsor - Creative Edge Publicity - www.creative-edge.services