Her book of poetry, Hinge, won the Black Zinnias Press National Poetry Book Award in 2006. Kathleen’s chapbooks include How to Build an Owl (1995), No Spring Chicken (2001), Alterations of Rising (2001) and Kathleen Lynch - Greatest Hits (2002). Her poems have appeared in many journals, including Poetry, Runes, The Laurel Review, Poetry Northwest, and The Midwest Review. Kathleen also hosted a poetry series in Sacramento, worked as Coordinator of Writers' Workshops at the San Jose Center for Poetry and Fiction, and taught through Poets in the Schools. She mentors individual poets and conducts training programs for elementary and high school teachers. She lives in Carmichael, California.