Kathryn Petruccelli holds an M.A. in teaching English language learners and a love of the stage. She’s passionate about getting contemporary poetry, particularly that of Poets of Color, in front of youth. Among the journals her work has appeared in are The Southern Review, The Massachusetts Review, New Ohio Review, RHINO, Rattle, Poet Lore, SWWIM, and Literary Mama. Nominated for a Pushcart 2024 & Best of the Net 2020, Kathryn is a past winner of San Francisco’s LitQuake essay contest and a finalist for the Omnidawn Broadside Poetry Prize. She writes the Ask the Poet Substack and hosts the forthcoming Melody or Witchcraft podcast. Kathryn lives with her family in the west of Ireland.
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