Shelley Puhak was born in DC and now lives in Baltimore. Puhak is the author of two poetry collections, the more recent of which, Guinevere in Baltimore (Waywiser Press, 2013) was selected by Charles Simic for the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize. Her poems have recently appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Missouri Review, North American Review, and Verse Daily. Her essays have recently appeared in Black Warrior Review, Creative Nonfiction, and Columbia.