Rebecca Patrascu's poetry and reviews have appeared in publications including The Adroit Journal, Pedestal Magazine, The Shore, The Midwest Quarterly, The Racket Journal, Pidgeonholes, Bracken Magazine, Grist, Prarie Schooner, Colorado Review and Valparaiso Review. She holds an MFA from Pacific University and is the author of the chapbook Before Noon (Finishing Line Press). She lives in Northern California, where she works in a public library and catches honey bee swarms in the spring. Her blog can be found at www.thepracticalpoet.blogspot.com .