Jennifer Clark is the author of two previous full-length poetry collections: Johnny Appleseed: The Slice & Times of John Chapman and Necessary Clearings (both published by Shabda Press). She is also the co-editor of the anthology, Immigration & Justice For Our Neighbors (Celery City Books). Her poems, essays, and fiction have appeared in Women's Studies Quarterly, Fiction Fix, Columbia Journal, Concho River Review, Ecotone, and Flyway, among others. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her husband John and son Tom.