Erythronium, Winter 2025
Contains my poem "They Were Always There" and accompanying photo essay, pgs. 4-5
Hello, I'm Kara
I'm an environmental writer and aspiring photographer from Iowa. My work involves articles, short essays, and poetry based in the natural beauty of my home state. Be on the lookout as I dive into my first books!
Recent Articles
WFAN Zine
Contains my poem "Harvest Morning", pg. 72
Why the Regal Fritillary should be Iowa's State Insect
Editor’s note from Laura Belin: This week Iowa wildflower Wednesday highlights the regal fritillary, an insect species that depends on plants native to the tallgrass prairie.
Kara Grady is a writer and plant enthusiast from eastern Iowa. Her work has been published by the Iowa Native Plant Society, Lyrical Iowa, Bleeding Heartland, and most recently by the Women, Food, & Agriculture Network. She currently lives and writes in northeast Ohio.
With the 2024 presidential election looming larg...
Kara Grady is a writer and plant enthusiast from eastern Iowa. Her work has been published by the Iowa Native Plant Society, Lyrical Iowa, Bleeding Heartland, and most recently by the Women, Food, & Agriculture Network. She currently lives and writes in northeast Ohio.
With the 2024 presidential election looming larg...
A little bit about me.
I first began my environmental writing in 2022 as a member of the Iowa Native Plant Society. Since then, I've been published in Lyrical Iowa, Bleeding Heartland Blog, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette. I also write fan fiction on Archive Of Our Own as kgrady.
Current Projects:
Regal Fritillary Campaign for Iowa's State Insect
Georgia O'Keeffe Art Mystery
Biography of Iowa Botanist Ada Hayden