Catherine Strisik, poet, teacher, editor, Taos, New Mexico’s Poet Laureate 2020-2021; recipient of Taoseña Award as Woman of Impact based on literary contribution; is author of
Insectum Gravitis (Main Street Rag, 2019; finalist New Mexico/AZ Book Award in Poetry 2020);
The Mistress (3: A Taos Press, 2016; awarded New Mexico/AZ Book Award for Poetry 2017);
Thousand-Cricket Song (Plain View Press 2010, 2nd edition 2016)
; manuscripts:
Some Ichor Flowed,(finalist: Two Sylvia’s Press & Philip Levine Prize in Poetry); and,
Dear Unholy: (finalist: Two Sylvia’s Press)
She is co-founder and editor of
Taos Journal of Poetry, on advisory board of
Pocket Samovar, is a Pushcart nominee, has held poetry workshops in Greece and locally, and has over 30 years of publications with poetry translated into Greek, Persian, and Bulgarian. Strisik, who has lived in Taos for over 40 years, offers editorial services, private consultations, small group poetry workshops, and poetry readings.
https://www.cathystrisik.com 
