BRYANNA LICCIARDI lives just outside of Nashville, TN. She has received her MFA in poetry from Emerson College, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Literacy Studies from Middle Tennessee State University. In the past, she's served as the Poetry Editor for Redivider Magazine, and interned at both Zone 3 Magazine and Vestal Review. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and has her debut chapbook SKIN SPLITTING out with Finishing Line Press. Visit her website to learn more about her and her work.