Kathie Collins, Charlotte Lit Co-founder
After her children grew up and, one-by-one, left their house in the city,
Kathie Collins moved to a gorgeous slice of wooded farmland near the
Yadkin River in East Bend, NC, where she’s building a retreat center and
spends many hours communing with the birds and her overpacked
bookshelves. Kathie is a poet, mythologist, and co-founder and creative
director of Charlotte Center for Literary Arts and editor-in-chief of Charlotte
Lit Press. She’s the author of Jubilee (Main Street Rag), and her poems
have appeared in Kakalak, Pedestal Magazine, Santa Fe Lit Review,
Susurrus, and others. Kathie is a 2023 Pushcart nominee, and a finalist in
both the Iron Horse Lit Review and Palette Poetry 2023 Chapbook
competitions. kathie@charlottelit.org
Selected Poetry
“Miss you. Would like to pitch a tent with you.” — Pinesong, 2024,
Carol Bessent Hayman Poetry of Love Award, First Place
“Praise Song for Mother’s Day” — Susurrus, Issue 8, Spring 2024
“Update on Kathie” — Lived In, 2024
“Woman of a Certain Age” — Heart, Issue 19, 2024 (honorable mention)
“From a Distance” — Major 7th Magazine, February 4, 2024
“A Tale Dark and Grimm” — Santa Fe Literary Review, Volume 18, 2023
“Yadkin Valley” — Pedestal Magazine, Issue 90, 2022
“The Home Depot” and “This is the Work of the Dream” — Flying South, No. 9, 2022
“Serpent Sets the Record Straight” — Immanence, Fall/Winter 2017
“El Camino” (third place) and “Cleanliness and Godliness” — Kakalak, 2015
Jubilee, Main Street Rag, 2011