Selected work & recognition
Selected poems online
In print & journals
- Kakalak Anthology of Poets & Artists“Dog/God” · 2025View publication →
- The Orchards Poetry Journal“A Realistic Valentine” · Winter 2024View publication →
Honors & awards
- Pinesong Awards, 2026North Carolina Poetry SocietyView award →
- Women’s Poetry Contest, 2024“I want to die like the woman who asked her two best friends to sleep over” · Honorable Mention · Kelsay BooksView award →
- Advent Poetry Contest, 2024“What Mary Hears” · Honorable Mention · Catholic Literary ArtsView award →
Hymns
- Resounding VoicesThe Prompting for the Pilgrim · The Hymn SocietyRead →
About me

Erika Takacs is a poet, Episcopal priest, and musician originally from Wilmington, Delaware. Her writing has been published in The Orchards Poetry Journal, Earth & Altar, The Christian Century, Braided Way, and Thimble Literary Magazine.
Outside of her work and her family, her three great loves are the music of J.S. Bach, books, and baseball. She currently resides in North Carolina, where she and her husband serve at the pleasure of their very spoiled beagle.
Erika is currently working on her first poetry collection.
