KARLA K. MORTON's work has been published in such esteemed literary journals, both electronic and print, as Amarillo Bay, REAL, descant, Langdon Review, New Texas, Illya's Honey, Borderlands, and Southwestern American Literature. Wee Cowrin' Timorous Beastie, her book/ CD released by Lagniappe in 2007, blends poetry and original music by Canadian composer Howard Baer. Redefining Beauty, a book of poetry and photographs about Morton's will to survive breast cancer, was published by Dos Gatos Press in 2009. In 2010 Morton has three other new releases: Becoming Superman (Zone Press); Stirring Goldfish (Finishing Line Press); and Names We've Never Known (Texas Review Press) in addition to the TCU Press title.
Star-Telegram senior arts writer Andrew Marton said, "[Karla Morton] recites her evocative rhyming verse with the conviction of a secular, literary evangelist, humbly offering them as a potentially healing balm."
--Andrew Marton "Fort Worth Star-Telegram"