Writing to Give Back
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, M.Ed., seeks to support community initiatives and non-profits and elevate the status of writers while promoting writing as an art. From her D.C. metro home, she pens poems, articles, flash fiction and books published independently and traditionally. Read more about this prolific author and her work.

Support Community Giving
Sponsor book printing and shipping and inspiring workshops for disadvantaged, underserved and at-risk youth. Non-profit Give Back Prince William has partnered with Katherine to bring poetry and creative writing to local schools and organizations.
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Now Available! A new, extended edition of Get Happy, Dammit, entitled Get Happier, Dammit, features insights and wisdom from readers on what it means to be happy and how to get happier. Enjoy short essays, exercises and poetry while building inspiration and motivation. Proceeds benefit non-profits and giving-back initiatives that support the community.
NEW! Check out Katherine's interview with podcaster Rose Cushing!

Poetry Samples

Projects and Events
Summer-Winter 2022 Katherine will be conducting no-cost readings and facilitating poetry workshops for students in local schools and participants in programs serving the underserved. For more information on this project, email Katherine.
September 11, 2022 Katherine will be with Write by the Rails at Arts Alive!