Her articles, both in print and online, address topics in literature, poetry, popular culture, history, education, art, television, science, sports, and film.
[1] Among Kirk's first published books include several titles for Greenwood Press's series of concise biographies for students.
"[3] Kirk developed an interest in poet Emily Dickinson during her doctoral studies at Binghamton.
[5] In addition to her published writing in print and online, Kirk has moderated a number of online discussion groups including the Classics, Shakespeare, and Harry Potter forums for the former Barnes & Noble Book Club at BN.com.
She also developed and taught a course in Emily Dickinson's life and poetry that offered continuing education credit at the former Barnes & Noble University, also at BN.com.