Featured Pieces
Lament of Trophies
I wrote this poem based on the song "The Old Rugged Cross." So often our shame is a trophy we carry ...
Underground Mission
Several years ago, I worked with Streets for Christ, an outreach to the homeless in Rochester, N.Y. ...
Cocooned in Hope
When one first hears the word cancer, it can cause a powerful flood of emotions, but I found hope un...
Missing Childhood
For so many reasons beyond my control, I lost my childhood. Missing Childhood focuses on my feelings...
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Straw Mat Salon
I will be doing a reading at Nox Cocktail and Comfort Foods with eleven other Rochester writers at 6:00 PM. Come join us.
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more newsAbout Kathy Buckert
Kathy admits she's led a colorful life, but it didn't stop her from becoming a strong, independent and fierce woman. She is a mother of four children, two step-children, and one foster child, whom she lovingly refers to as her "son from another mother". She also has thirteen grandchildren. She has been married for 40 years to a man who has loved her unconditionally.
When Kathy isn't writing, she teaches English at a local community college. She is the type of teacher who stands on desks and tells stories to engage her students.
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