User:Catherine Strisik

Catherine Strisik (born 1958) is an American poet, editor, and instructor. She is the author of two poetry collections, most recently, The Mistress (3: A Taos Press, 2016), winner of the New Mexico/Az Book Award in Poetry, 2017 from which the poem, "Call Out My Name" was a Pushcart nominee. Her first book, Thousand-Cricket Song is in its second printing (Plain View Press, 2010; 2016). Numerous publications include ''Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Poet Lore, Connotation Press, Tusculum Review, Northwest Review. Strisik has received grants, honors, and prizes from Cutthroat, Peregrine, and Comstock Review, The Southwest Literary Center, and The Puffin Foundation.

Strisik is founder and co-editor of the online highly regarded non-profit publication, Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art established in 2012.

Strisik was born in Massachusetts and graduated from University of Hartford (BS); the Gemological Institute of America (GG); Scherer Institute of Natural Healing (LMT); Multisensory Language Therapy Institute of New Mexico (ALT); and for the past 35 years has studied poetry extensively on various continents mentoring with numerous poets as well as attending a wide selection of poetry conferences, residencies, and workshops. Strisik has been actively involved in the writing community of Taos, New Mexico for over 30 years teaching poetry in schools as well as directing adult poetry workshops privately and through the local writing organization, Somos. www.cathystrisik.com