A graduate of the MFA in Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Vanessa Blakeslee's poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in the New York Quarterly, Illuminations, Hiram Poetry Review, The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, Southern Poetry Review and other places. She serves as the Director of Maitland Poets & Writers, a community organization which focuses on expanding the literary arts throughout Central Florida. Find Vanessa online at www.vanessablakeslee.com.