About:
Katarina La Poll was born and raised in the SF Bay Area of California. Her creative work has been published in A Book Of magazine, All the sins Issue 7 - small art, 3Elements Literary Review, Mercado Vicente Digital Palengke, and Bloodtree Literature, for which she won their 2020 “Chimera” hybrid poetry contest for a piece she wrote and performed titled "Echo". Her poems have been incorporated into indie short films that have screened at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Cinematografo International Film Festival, Cinequest, Hollyshorts, Miami Film Festival, and elsewhere. Katarina has received support from the Community of Writers and Columbia University’s School of the Arts where she holds a master's degree in creative writing with a concentration in poetry.
Writing Publications & Web:
(2o23 - 2024) A Book Of Magazine | Entertainment & Music Journalist | Web & Print
(2022 - present) StoryTerrace | Senior Writer, Narrative Non-fiction Biography & Memoir | Print
(2020) Winner of BloodTree Literature’s 2020 “Chimera" Hybrid Poetry Contest | “Echo” | Issue No. 7
(2020) Mercado Vicente Global Platform for Filipinx Creatives | “Mestiza’s Hunger”
(2018) all the sins UK Digital Magazine | “Commuter” | Issue No. 7 'Small Art'
(2018) Columbia University Anthology | “Girlhood” and “Pocket Change” | Print
(2014) 3Elements Literary Review | “I Remember (the California Heat)” | Issue No. 4
(2013) Dovetail Art & Literature | "Silhouette" and "Steam"
Performances, Readings, Residencies:
(2022) Community of Writers Conference, Poetry Scholarship Recipient
(2019) Performance: “Lonely, Late, and In Love: An Evening of One Acts: Laundry & Bourbon” (Lead) | Theater District, NYC
(2018) Poetry for “A Guerilla Reading, My Love” | Hosted by "Our Word" | Dodge Hall, Columbia University
(2017) Poetry for “Pigeon Pages Literary Launch” | Hosted by Pigeon Pages Literary Journal
(2016) Tengo Sed Writer’s Residency | Hosted by Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere and Tonya Hegamin
(2016) Performance: “Ars Poetica Trials” (Original poetry) at Bowery Poetry Club, NYC
(2016) Performance: “The Letter of/Little Mountain Girl” (Original poetry) at The BitterEnd, NYC
(2016) Performance: “Heat” (original poetry) at Nuyorican Poets Café, NYC
(2015) Performance: “Memory Begins with Attention” (Original poetry) at NoDominion Theater, NJ
(2015) Featured Reader “SPS Literary Arts Festival” | Hosted by NYU in Greenwich Village, NYC
Multimedia Collaborations:
(2023) "To Be Seen (Sunita)" | Creative Producer | Music Vid for Artist Shyrley Rodriguez
(2022) “Ugly Boy” | Creative Producer | Music Video for Cook Thugless | Bogotá Music Video Festival | Audience Choice Award SLO Film Festival
(2018) “Canoe Poems” | Original Poetry for Screenplay | Miami International Film, Hollyshorts Film Festival, Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
Film
Lightning | Lead | Dir. Bianca Catbagan | IndiePop Films
I Fell In Love With The World | Supporting | Dir. Theodore Schaefer, Dweck Productions
Andi & Jess & Adrian | Lead | Dir. Jamil Muñoz, Dweck Productions
Supermodel | Lead | Dir. Bianca Catbagan, Columbia MFA Film
Good Girl | Lead | Dir. Ernst Golda, NYU MFA Film
Voiceover
Carnal, You Feeling This 2 | Principal | iHeartRadio
DisneyPixar Trivia Spot | Principal | Your Channel
Incredibles Ad | Principal | Disney Channel
Easter Sale | Principal | Macy’s West
Capitol Honda | Principal | Hub Strategy
Honda Fit | Principal | Hub Strategy
How To Buy A Honda | Principal | Hub Strategy
Lesson | Principal | Hub Strategy
Marin Honda | Principal | Hub Strategy
Pretty Cool | Principal | Hub Strategy
Three Reasons | Principal | Hub Strategy
Sunnyvale Acura | Principal | Hub Strategy
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Education & Training
Columbia University MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry
The William Esper Studio in New York City