Originally from New York and New England, Melissa Buckheit's debut collection, Noctilucent, was published by Shearsman Books in 2012, and a chapbook, Arc, by The Drunken Boat in 2007. Her poems, interviews, photography, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in VIDA: Women in the Arts, nth position, Fact Simile, Shearsman, Sonora Review, The Drunken Boat, Bombay Gin, Cutthroat and Blue Fifth Review, including her translations of the Modern Greek poet, Ioulita Iliopoulou. She is the curator of the Edge Reading Series at Casa Libre, teaches Writing & Literature at Pima College, and Aerial Dance at Zuzi Dance Co. She is also a dancer/choreographer and Massage & Bodywork Therapist. She lives in Tucson with her partner, Rebecca, and their son. (melissbuckheit.com)