D M Gordon, prize-winning poet and novelist, led a weekly walk-in public forum for a decade, discussing contemporary poetry with craftspeople, veterans, professors and homeless folk. Recent and upcoming publications include Loosestrife for Porcupines, a Blue Light Book Award finalist, and Leaf Sheep, a Substack of animal poems. Two novels, Gabriel, about a lost boy in British Columbia, and a prequel about his grandmother, a sex-worker in Seattle during WWII, are forthcoming from Sibylline Press. Her poetry collection, Nightly, At the Institute of the Possible, was a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. As editor at Hedgerow Books, she midwifed eleven books of poetry into being, several of which were short-listed for national awards. Short works in multiple genres appear widely, from The Cincinnati Review to SWWIM, and Strange Pilgrims. She's a former equestrian, studying with members of the Olympic team, and holds a Master's degree in Music.