Woman in floral dress sitting on grass in a park

Kat Anderson (She/They) is a Panamanian poet born, raised, and living in New York’s Hudson Valley. Her first collection will be coming out with Game Over Books in 2026. Her previous work was most frequently shared within the privacy of Boston Poetry Slam’s weekly show, where she was a regular attendee, volunteer, and board member for 3 years.

ON VIEW

  • 2 Poems @ Camp Kingston through Aug 24th (“Root, Bloom” piece up for sale)

UPCOMING

  • Feature / Host of Dutchess Pride Open Mic, Beacon, NY - 7/19

  • Feature @ Boston Poetry Slam, Cambridge, MA - 7/29

  • Feature @ Slam Free or Die, Manchester, NH - 7/30

  • Feature @ The Pond Boston, MA - 7/31

  • Feature @ The Dirty Gerund, Worcester, MA - 8/3

  • Feature @ Grub St., Boston, MA - 8/6

  • Feature @ Cultural Arts Co, Brewster, NY - 8/20

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Past Performances

  • Person speaking into a microphone on stage, wearing a striped shirt.

    VoxPop Regional Poetry Festival, 2024

  • Person speaking into a microphone on stage, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans. Quote on image: "What I did was worse than survive" by Kat Anderson, with "NorthBeast Regional 23" text.

    NorthBeast Regional Poetry Festival, 2023

  • Woman performing at a microphone, wearing a floral top and denim shorts, in a room with wooden walls.

    NorthBeast Regional Poetry Festival, 2023

  • Person speaking on stage with a microphone, colorful graffiti background, wearing fishnet tights and boots.

    Cantab Underground, 2022 Image Credit: Jarvis Subia

  • Poem in pink and black text on a white background. Text juxtaposes phrases like "All of my memories of you are a war" with "I refuse to sing your praises" suggesting themes of conflict and resistance.

    "Barbenheimer" Contrapuntal Image/Design Credit: Brian Thomas

  • Unnameable Books, 2025

  • New York City Poetry Festival, 2025

Performances and Workshops

Performances and Workshops

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Photography

Window with green shutters on white wall and purple flowers

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Street view of a small shop in a building with balconies, displaying signs for fruits and food. A person is sitting outside with a portable display rack.
Close-up of a plant with large green leaves and a pink flower bud, surrounded by greenery and trees in the background.
Cat with collar in colorful light reflections on a table.
A vibrant orange marigold flower in a garden, with a blurred tree and fence in the background.
A paved path leading to a historic bandstand surrounded by trees in a park, with buildings in the background.