Katerina Canyon : part one

Katerina Canyon grew up in Los Angeles and much of her writing reflects that experience. 

She is a 2021, 2020, and 2019 Pushcart Prize Nominee. Her stories have been published in The New York Times and The Huffington Post. 

Her first book, Changing the Lines, was released in August 2017. This work is a conversation between mother and daughter as they examine what it means to operate within the world as black women.

From 2000 to 2003, she served as the Poet Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga. During that time, she started a poetry festival and ran several poetry readings. She has a B.A. in English, International Studies and Creative Writing from Saint Louis University and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. 

Katerina Canyon currently lives in Seattle. She now works to improve the lives of children. She also helps others by promoting and teaching poetry. 

Readers can connect with Katerina Canyon on Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook. To learn more, go to https://www.poetickat.com/   

What are you working on?

I am working on two things. I am currently revising a novel I wrote. I am also working on a new collection of poetry focused on the history of Black people in this country.