She is the author of five books of poetry, including her most recent collection, The Lost Chronicles of Slue Foot Sue (2018) and Goddess Wears Cowboy Boots (2014), which won the Helen C. Smith Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters for the best book of poetry of the year. Her poems have been published in journals such as Langdon Review of the arts in Texas, Southwestern Review, and Poetry South. She is President of the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers (TACWT). Katherine lives in Beaumont, Texas.