Katy Santiff has written poetry in various forms all her life. She believes in densely-packed poems, preferring them to be mouthfuls when read aloud. A lifelong Marylander, she loves water-side living. She currently lives in Edgewater, Maryland with her wife. Her published poems can be found in Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine and Spillwords Press.

Katy Santiff

Spotlight On Writers - Katy Santiff, interview at Spillwords.com

Spotlight On Writers – Katy Santiff

Katy Santiff·December 28, 2019

Spotlight On Writers Katy Santiff @katysantiff Where, do you hail from? I think I hail from a...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Courses, a poem written by Katy Santiff at Spillwords.com

Courses

Katy Santiff·December 18, 2019

Courses written by: Katy Santiff @KatySantiff As an island child, I would pull myself up on the...

English Poetry Christmas

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My Monsters, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

My Monsters

Katy Santiff·October 28, 2019

My Monsters written by: Katy Santiff You asked me for all my monsters more. They don’t spawn somnolent...

English Poetry Halloween

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Ellen and The Class, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Ellen and The Class

Katy Santiff·October 3, 2019

Ellen and The Class written by: Katy Santiff The two of us, in mornings on the hill, walked...

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Temple, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Temple

Katy Santiff·August 15, 2019

Temple written by: Katy Santiff On the day you died, I prayed before round golden gods, made their...

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Tadpole, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Tadpole

Katy Santiff·July 17, 2019

Tadpole written by: Katy Santiff Tadpole, let me counsel you while you’re still sheltered in the womb, while...

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Lady Chiron, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Lady Chiron

Katy Santiff·June 5, 2019

Lady Chiron written by: Katy Santiff Shod happily by Hephaestus, you half war horse, half hausfrau–if Chiron only...

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I Flew With You, a poem written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

I Flew With You

Katy Santiff·April 23, 2019

I Flew With You written by: Katy Santiff Small hidden songs, etchings by brooding larks who message on...

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Sister, poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Sister

Katy Santiff·March 28, 2019

Sister written by: Katy Santiff In the palm-shade of Pearl Harbor, with the beach grass between my toes,...

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Burn, a poetry written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Burn

Katy Santiff·March 1, 2019

Burn written by: Katy Santiff Don’t you lay on down because its harder now, because grain, you did...

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Rush, a poem written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Rush

Katy Santiff·February 5, 2019

Rush written by: Katy Santiff I used to think me native when I was just a kid, run...

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Age Has A Way, written by Katy Santiff at Spilwords.com

Age Has A Way

Katy Santiff·January 8, 2019

Age Has A Way written by: Katy Santiff A funny, feline thing– age has a way of curling...

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