Katie Hébert (she/they) is a white, queer, small/mid-fat, neurodivergent poet, writer, and aspiring educator. Born and raised in New York City, She holds a B.A. in English and Women's & Gender Studies from SUNY Oneonta. While they have been writing poetry well into their childhood, Katie found spoken word in high school and has fallen in love with it ever since.

Katie has competed and performed at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) from 2017-2019 in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Houston while representing SUNY Oneonta. They have also performed at venues across New York State and the Northeast, including NYU and the Heath Gallery, and at events through SUNY Oneonta such as the Big O Poetry Slam, the GSRC, and various other features. A 2020 Best of the Net nominee, Katie's work is published in Gnashing Teeth Publishing, Ink & Marrow Lit, Preposition: The Undercurrent Anthology, Ayaskala Literary Magazine, Turnpike Magazine, and elsewhere, as well as The State Times, where she was a Staff Writer.

Katie is an alum of The Heart Of It, a retreat created by poet and teaching artist Desireé Dallagiacomo. Katie has been a frequent community member of Undercurrent, connecting with more poets and writers globally through Dallagiacomo’s creative spaces and writing courses since 2020.

Katie is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Manhattanville University, where she is also a Graduate Teaching Fellow. She is currently working on two manuscripts and a newsletter. She currently lives between New York and Connecticut, and is probably napping or getting excited about a good meal.