Wendy Cannella

Wendy Cannella’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Mid-American Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Salamander, Solstice, Rattle, and Rhino, among others. Her essay “Angels and Terrorists” is featured in The Room and the World: Essays on the Poet Stephen Dunn from Syracuse University Press. She holds a B.F.A. from Emerson College, an M.F.A. from Vermont College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Boston College. She has served as chair for the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Project board of directors, and was named a Maine Literary Award Finalist in 2019 and 2023.