Judith Skillman is the author of twelve collections of poetry, most recently The Never (Dream Horse Press, 2010), a finalist for the FIELD/Oberlin Press Book Award. She is the recipient of awards from many organizations, including the Academy of American Poets. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Southern Review, The Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, Seneca Review, and others. Skillman holds an M.A. in English Literature from University of Maryland, and lives in Kennydale, Washington. Her book The White Cypress is forthcoming from Cervéna Barva Press in 2011. www.judithskillman.com