Features and Performances

Katie has extensive background as a performer, from slam poetry and spoken word experience, to theatre work going back to childhood. She has performed at various places across the nation, including CUPSI, the NYC Poetry Festival, NYU, and more.

FEATURES AND INVITED READINGS

  • New York City Poetry Festival, Governor’s Island – July 2025

    Featured reader representing Manhattanville University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, joined by fellow MFA Student Ren Glaser, and MFA Alum Steph Kleid.

  • SLAM at NYU, New York University – November 2019

    Featured Poet at the Third Prelim Slam for Slam Team qualifiers at New York University.


  • Big O’ Poetry Slam: Featured Poet

    • Slam #170 – October 2019

    • Virtual Slam – October 2020

  • Global Movement Festival, Oneonta, NY

    • Featured Performer at the 4th Annual Festival – November 2015

    • Featured Performer at the 5th Annual Festival – November 2016

    • Featured Performer at the 6th Annual Festival – March 2018

  • Uptown Poetry, Harlem, NY – November 2017

  • Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Oneonta, NY

    • Featured Performer, 7th Annual Lavender Graduation – April 2019

    • Featured Reader, Breaking Of The Silence – April 2018

    • Featured Performer, 5th Annual Lavender Graduation – April 2017

SLAMS AND COMPETITIONS

  • October 2024

    • Placed 3rd

  • College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), Association of College Unions International (ACUI)

    • University of Illinois at Chicago – April 2017, Placed 67th out of 72 teams

    • Temple University – April 2018, Placed 39th out of 65 teams

    • University of Houston – April 2019, Placed 29th out of 58 teams

  • Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

    • Placed 3rd – March 2019

  • SUNY New Paltz

    • Placed 4th – February 2017

    • Placed 1st – March 2019

    • Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #129, advanced to Grand Slam 2015.

    • Placed 3rd at Oneonta Slam #134.

    • Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #138, advanced to Grand Slam 2016.

    • Placed 2nd at Grand Slam 2016, joined the Poetry Slam Team 2016-2017.

    • Placed 2nd at Oneonta Slam #149, advanced to Grand Slam 2017.

    • Placed 6th at Grand Slam, joined the Poetry Slam Team 2017-2018.

    • Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #159, advanced to Grand Slam 2018.

    • Placed 3rd at Grand Slam, advanced to the Poetry Slam Team 2018-2019.  

    • Performed as opening poet and sacrificial poet, and served as score-keeper and time-keeper at various slams.

THEATRE ENGAGEMENTS

  • Table Read, Graduate Thesis Reading, Manhattanville University – April 2025

    Homies, by Enejan Gurbanova, Read for role of Eve

  • Identity Play Reading Series, SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department                              

    Step On A Crack, Played the role of Lucille – March 2018

  • The Possibility Project, New York, NY

    • Off The Record, Cast Member – April 2013

    • Uproute, Cast Member – April 2014

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