Cathleen Calbert’s poetry and prose have appeared in many publications, including Ms. Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Southern Review, TriQuarterly, and The Women’s Review of Books. She is the author of three books of poetry: Lessons in Space (University of Florida Press), Bad Judgment (Sarabande Books), and Sleeping with a Famous Poet (C.W. Books). She has been awarded The Nation Discovery Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Mary Tucker Thorp Award from Rhode Island College, where she is a Professor of English.