Kathleen Winter is the author of three poetry collections: Transformer, a finalist for the 2021 Northern California Book Awards I will not kick my friends and Nostalgia for the Criminal Past. TODD KANEKO, AUTHOR OF THIS IS HOW THE BONE SINGS Through the glint and gloom of memory, these poems portray the self in all its strength and grief, all with Winter’s trademark keenness and lyrical grace. These poems ‘go backwards / in experience, subtracting yes from yes’ as they unearth secrets and regrets and yearnings, as they reckon the past with the present. In Kathleen Winter’s new collection, Cat’s Tongue, memory is a thing to encounter untamed, to be rediscovered and confronted before it’s lost again. Preorder now on Texas Review Press and Amazon! In the mere seconds between finishing a poem and starting another, the anticipation builds thanks to Kathleen’s engaging language, making the readers want to dive right into the next story. The topics vary from sadness to hope, from drug dealers to football games, each memory flushed with imagery, charm and wit.

Carefully crafted with Kathleen’s unique style and voice, the entire chapbook guides the reader on a journey of growing up in central Texas, each poem revealing more about the author’s life experiences and identifying feelings and themes that resonate in us all. Kathleen Winter’s second chapbook, Cat’s Tongue, is coming soon! This poetry collection is available on March 24 published by Texas Review Press. Cat’s Tongue (Texas Review Press 2022) | Kathleen Winter

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