Wendy Vardaman (wendyvardaman.com) has a PhD in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in engineering from Cornell University. A writer, editor, and designer of words in print and online, she co-edited Verse Wisconsin 2009-14 and co-founded Cowfeather Projects in 2011. She is the author of three poetry collections, co-editor of two anthologies of poetry and prose, and a past poet laureate of Madison, Wisconsin. She recently returned to school to study web + graphic design, letterpress, printmaking, art, and a little coding.