Ann Quinn is a poet and essayist, editor, teacher, mentor, mother, and classical clarinetist. Her work has been published in Potomac Review, Little Patuxent Review, Beechwood Review, Haibun Today, and Snapdragon, and is included in the anthology Red Sky: Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women. She is a Pushcart nominee and first place winner in the 2015 Bethesda Literary Arts Festival poetry contest. She conducts writing workshops and music camps, volunteers in schools and libraries, and plays in a symphony orchestra. She lives in Catonsville, Maryland with her family. Visit her at www.annquinn.net