Born and based in San Francisco, California, Katie Aliféris (ah-lee-FEH-ree) is a writer of poetic things, from poetry to fiction, creative non-fiction, and everything in between.
She has been a featured performer at over forty local and international literary events, including LitCrawl, Literary Speakeasy, The Melbourne Fringe Festival, North Beach First Fridays at City Lights Books, Open Pages: A Word Arts Show on Mutiny Radio, and Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake.
Her work has been published in twenty anthologies, journals, and websites, including the San Francisco Public Library’s Poem of the Day, set to music, and commissioned by a composer/conductor, a family for the exterior walls of their mausoleum, a mindfulness website, and a private business. She curated one of Windy City Greek’s National Poetry Month collections, conducted a poetry-writing workshop for staff at a San Francisco organization, coordinated and co-hosted a community open mic, and facilitated a community writing event.
Katie’s book of poetry, FOOL[ISHLY OPTIMISTIC], was published by Nomadic Press in February of 2022. It is now out of print but may be found at select San Francisco bookstores, including Green Apple Books on the Park.
She is currently writing fantasy fiction, and PSALM-ISH: Poetic Prayers of Praise.
Read PSALM-ISH: Poetic Prayers of Praise.
Get updates on the fantasy fiction novella (work-in-progress), UNDER INKY SKIES.
Check out photos from, and recordings of, select performances.
Listen to the FOOL[ISHLY OPTIMISTIC] playlist.
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Author portrait on home page by Arty Johnstone, courtesy of Nomadic Press.
Video below courtesy of Litquake.