Katerina Canyon has a B.A. from Saint Louis University and an M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She grew up in Los Angeles, and has three children. From 2000 to 2004, she served two terms as the Poet Laureate of Sunland-Tujunga. During that time, she started a poetry festival and ran several poetry readings in the area. She is currently in Jersey City.