Laura Grace Weldon was named Ohio's 2019 Poet of the Year and has published three previous poetry collections. She works as a book editor, leads writing workshops, serves as Braided Way editor, and gleefully checks out too many library books each week. Her background includes teaching nonviolence, writing poetry with nursing home residents, facilitating support groups for abuse survivors, and writing sardonic greeting cards. Laura lives in a rural township too tiny for traffic lights where she hosts occasional art parties and house concerts. lauragraceweldon.com