Gwendolyn Morgan is a Pacific Northwest poet and artist who has served in interfaith spiritual care in medical centers for nearly two decades. She learned the names of birds and inherited horsehair paint brushes and wooden paint boxes from her grandmothers. She is a recipient of a few residencies including a Centrum Artist Residency. The Clark County Poet Laureate 2018-2020 in Washington State, her third book of poetry, Before the Sun Rises is a Nautilus Silver Winner in Poetry. As a multiracial family in a multi-species watershed, they are committed to equity work and inclusion for all.