Kathy Kroener
Kathy Kroener does not have degrees nor fancy awards worth mentioning, none the less, she has lived a full life, helped by her grit and determination. She has sailed oceans, explored the tundra, and lived on an island alone, she’s paddled to icebergs, lived through a war, and has ridden thousands of waves. Kathy’s been homeless, lost and sick, no trust fund baby her, she left home early, was lonely and broke, and is well acquainted with pain. Yet somehow she has survived the years to experience these things, and more, and through it all she has sought the light, while willing to face the darkness.
She lives with her husband, George, and an elderly, long-haired feline, named the Beautiful Gray Makita, A.K.A. Her Royal Grayness. Kathy has been a visual artist for a long time and has been a voracious reader for as long as she can remember. In more recent years she's discovered the joy of writing. Her husband claims that "it’s like turning on a faucet, the stuff just pours out."
Kathy writes the things she knows, tapping into her large reservoir of experience. She is working on a book about her life, but has found that poetry is where her heart really lies. These days Katherine is also an avid birder, as always, finding her solace in nature.