MERKAT Meredith Katie Hoogendam
BIO
Biography

I am a poet, writer, interdisciplinary artist, educator, and community radio host & producer. My poems, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction appear in publications across the U.S. and Canada, including Room Magazine, Geez magazine, Mutha magazine, Opus, Dialogue, catapult magazine, Road Journal, and Topology, among other publications, as well as several anthologies of local writers, and Our Pandemic Times (Blue Denim Press), among others.
My first collection of poetry, Mothertongue, was released in 2018. Further collections include Spring Thaw (Glentula Press, 2022), Materials at Hand (MERKAT, 2022) and Portals of Light (Glentula Press, 2024) Plan X, my first play, debuted in October of 2019. My poem, “Courage,” was short-listed for Room Magazine's 2019 Poetry contest. I am currently at work on several projects, including a forthcoming collection of poetry.Find me online: Newsletter: merkatart.substack.com   &  Instagram: @merkatart

ADDRESS
City: Northumberland County, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Spring Thaw
Publisher
Glentula Press
Year
2022
Title
Dark Channels
Publisher
Room Magazine
Year
2022
Title
Portals of Light
Publisher
Glentula Press
Year
2024
Title
Full list
Publisher
of publications
Year
available upon request
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Shortlisted for Room Magazine's Annual Poetry Contest
Publication
Room Magazine
Year
2019
LINKS
Links
My Newsletter
Writer Profile
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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