Katharyn Howd Machan

Katharyn Howd Machan is a poet who has lived in Ithaca, New York, since 1975. She has taught Writing at Ithaca College since 1977 and is now a full professor there. She was named the first Poet Laureate of Tompkins County, New York, in 2002. Her awards include the Ann Stanford Poetry Prize and the Luna Negra Prize. Her poems have appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies, including Painted Bride Quarterly, which lists her as a contributor. Her Selected Poems (FutureCycle Press, 2018) was named FutureCycle's best book of that year.