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A Journal of Poetry and Kindred Prose


Kate Bernadette Benedict



Kate Bernadette Benedict is the editor and publisher of Umbrella: A Journal of Poetry and Kindred prose. Her collection Here from Away was published in November of 2003 by CustomWords. Her poetry has been appearing in literary magazines and anthologies since 1980.

Kate has served as a moderator at Eratosphere, the on-line poetry forum. She lives with her husband John Leahy on New York City's upper west side.




  Poem of the Month for March/April/May
                 “She”

  Other Poetry Exhibits
                 Kate’s Sonnet Crown

                 Kate’s chapbook Early Lessons

                 Kate’s online publications

                 Sonnets Illustrated:
                 A Baker’s Dozen of Well-Loved Sonnets



  Rotating Features
                 When Bad Poems Happen to Good Poets:
                 The Dreck of the Greats


                 Lectio:
                 Sister Kate’s Personal Canon


                 A Twist of Kate:
                 Light Verse



  Other Features
                 Self-Interview: Craft & Inspiration

                 Being and Publishing: 10 Questions

                 The Rule of Benedict:
                 Tips for New Poets



  Prose Exhibits
                 Rest on the Flight into Egypt

                 The (Erstwhile) Blog of Unknowing

                 Impossible Epistles:
                 20 Years of Revealing Letters