Jennifer Borges Foster is a Writer, poet, bookmaker, and the editor of Filter, a hand bound limited edition literary journal. She is the recipient of multiple grants and awards, including grants from 4Culture, and the Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and was twice short-listed for The Stranger’s Genius Award in literature. She has been granted multiple residencies in the states and abroad. Her poems have appeared in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, ZYZZYVA, Failbetter and other journals, and her visual art has been shown in local and international galleries.