stephanie roberts is the Quebec-based, Panama-born, author of the poetry collection rushes from the river disappointment (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020) a nominee for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. Critically praised, her work has been widely featured in publications such as Poetry, The League of Canadian Poets, Shenandoah, Arc Poetry Magazine, Room, EVENT Magazine, Crannóg, Quiddity, The New Quarterly, The Stockholm Review of Literature, The /tÆmz/ Review, Atlanta Review, Verse Daily, and elsewhere. Winner of Black Mountain Press's The Sixty-Four: Best Poets 2018, she grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Contact IG: @ringtales, www.oceansandfire.com