Katherine Larson is a poet, essayist, molecular biologist, and field ecologist. Her debut collection of poems, "Radial Symmetry," was selected by Louise Glück as winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. The recipient of a Ruth Lilly Fellowship and a Kate Tufts Discovery Award, she has been published in numerous literary journals including Poetry, Orion, and AGNI. Larson is active with organizations and artists dedicated to conservation and environmental education in the Gulf of California. She lives with her family in Tucson.
Awards: Yale Series of Younger Poets, Kate Tufts Award, Levis Reading Prize, ForeWord Book of the Year Gold Medal Prize
Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan
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