Karen Warinsky has published poetry since 2011. She is the author of: Gold in Autumn (2020) and Sunrise Ruby (2022), both from Human Error Publishing; Dining with War (2023 Alien Buddha Press); and her new release, Beauty & Ashes (Kelsay Books 2025). Her poem “Mirage” won first place in the 2024 Ekphrastic Poetry Trust. She is a Best of the Net nominee and a former finalist in the Montreal International Poetry Contest.

Warinsky coordinates spoken word events in Massachusetts and Connecticut under the name Poets at Large, in various venues, including the Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret, Connecticut