Chiara Di Lello is a writer, artist and educator. Born and raised in New York City, she now lives in the Hudson Valley and is dismayed to report that gardening is a whole lot like writing—mysterious and frustrating, but too satisfying to give up. Chiara loves coffee, art and bees, and unequivocally supports the movement for Palestinian liberation. Her poems have appeared in places like Ninth Letter, Stanchion Zine and Best New Poets, and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.