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Board of Directors

Photo of a white woman with freckles and brown hair in front of a floor to ceiling bookshelf.

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Rita Mookerjee

Darren C. Demaree

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Evelyn stands on a bridge in a public park. She is wearing a green headband and large cloth earrings shaped like strawberries. She is looking off to the left of the camera.

Photo of KB Brookins

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Editorial Team

Photo of a white woman with freckles and brown hair in front of a floor to ceiling bookshelf.

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

A brown, widely-smiling face with thick, black rimmed glasses and burgundy lipstick leans into the frame, a hand supporting the chin.

Ashley Elizabeth

Samantha Edmonds

Sarah Harshbarger

Sarah Harshbarger

Sherrel McLafferty

Rita Mookerjee

A photo-portrait of Ada Wofford with a star and moon patterned backdrop.

A tan-skinned Latinx's selfie against the backdrop of an early evening sky. They have black hair and are wearing a striped orange and black long-sleeve shirt. In the background, there is a glass and steel city building. They are standing on a boat labeled "SHORELINE" in white text on the roof of its deck.

A black person sitting in front of a field of tulips, smiling widely. They have an afro and wear mint-colored glasses with a navy sweater and gray jeans.

Jillian A. Fantin

Jillian A. Fantin

Editorial Board

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Darren C. Demaree

Femme standing in front of bookshelves with their arms crossed. They are smiling and wearing a blazer.

Kathleen Gullion

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Photo of Angel Leyba, a non-binary person wearing a lavender scarf tied over their head into a bow under their chin and a dark brown puffer coat.

Saba Syed Razvi

Reader Board

Photo of a south asian woman, Maya, in her room smiling . She is wearing a light pink turtleneck with purple flowers and gold hoop earrings.

Maya Chandrakasan

A black person sitting in front of a field of tulips, smiling widely. They have an afro and wear mint-colored glasses with a navy sweater and gray jeans.

Close-up of femme-ish presenting middle-aged woman with asymmetrical, short dark hair, nose piercings, and intense eyebrows in front of hanging plant. She is smiling slightly.

a brown skinned woman with chin length hair stands in front of an indigo colored wall. She is framed in photo from the chest up, smiling for a selfie.

Adriana Rambay Fernández

A light-skinned person with shoulder-length, straight, dark brown hair, facial piercings, and tattoos is wearing a partially sheer, floor-length black dress, black boots, and an assortment of jewelry. They are sitting on a patch of grass in the sand with their chin tilted up, their knees drawn up to their chest, and their arms crossed over their knees. A thicket of trees is on the horizon behind them.

Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin

A person with a buzz cut and rose gold septum ring stands outside on a city sidewalk, looking at the camera.

A white woman sits on a rocky surface with snow-capped mountains in the distance. She has windswept blonde hair in a ponytail and is smiling. She is wearing a yellow tie dye t-shirt, shorts, and hiking boots.

Jen Gayda Gupta

A black-and-white photo of Ghazal, wearing glasses and looking to the left with a thoughtful, pensive expression. Her hand is curled and her first knuckle is just touching her mouth.

Ghazal Faridi Haftkhani

A Polaroid of Annalisa, a person with short dark brown hair, wearing a blue gingham shirt reading a book outside, smiling.

Annalisa Hansford

Close up photo of a blonde haired woman with tattoos in a black dress.

A brightly lit photo of Ariadne, smiling, in a valley with red rock and lush greenery surrounding them.

Ariadne Alexis Macquarie

Megan sits in front of a paneled wall, tilting her head to the side and smiling at the camera.

Amanda Mae Perez

A black-and-white photo of Binx, a brunette, looking into the camera, one arm resting over their head. Photo credit to to Mary Stathos, 2023.

Binx River Perino

A white woman in a black dress and glasses looking at the camera.

Robin LaMer Rahija

Delaney S. Saul

Heather Takenaga smiling and reading a book in the shade.

Heather Takenaga

Photo of a young Asian woman with copper hair in a white dress standing under the arch of a large tree. She is looking up at the plant roots and leaves hanging above her head.

Sundress Academy for the Arts

Erin Elizabeth Smith

a brown skinned woman with chin length hair stands in front of an indigo colored wall. She is framed in photo from the chest up, smiling for a selfie.

Aleah Hoffman smiling in front of a sunset along the coast of North Carolina.

A woman sitting in a doorway with her head resting in her hand.

A light-brown skinned woman is wearing a black, faux-leather off the shoulder dress with matching circular gold earrings and a choker necklace. Her locs are styled in an up-do and she is smiling directly into the camera wearing glasses with a black and white frame and a full face of makeup including light pink lipstick.

Denise R. Ervin

Bleah Patterson

Julie Jeanell Leung

Photograph of Caroline Webster standing in front of a brick building

Caroline Webster

Joseph Minarick

Craft Chaps

Hannah Olsson

A photograph of a woman with dark hair wearing a grey jacket standing next to a brick wall.

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Rita Mookerjee

Doubleback Books

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Bayleigh Kasper

Bethany Milholland

Poets in Pajamas

A person with long, voluminous curls takes a black-and-white selfie on a train. They wear a light-colored puffer jacket and have nose jewelry. Reflections from the train window and blurred motion of the outside world are visible in the background.

Evelyn stands on a bridge in a public park. She is wearing a green headband and large cloth earrings shaped like strawberries. She is looking off to the left of the camera.

Aslan sits in a wooden chair and plays an acoustic guitar in front of a tapestry.

Journals

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Jill Khoury

Social Media Editors and Blog Contributors

A photo of Zoe smiling, wearing a knitted purple hat and gold septum ring, holding a light tortoiseshell kitten.

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Livia Meneghin

Marah Hoffman

Design Staff

Kristen Camille Ton

Interns

A woman in a fuchsia sweater looking off to the side in a dimly lit restaurant.

Katherine Carroll

Aylli, a fair skinned person with short brown hair, sits cross-legged on the grass. He is wearing wide frame glasses paired with a black crew neck top and blue jeans. Small purple flowers and various plants fill the upper half of the background.

An Asian woman with shoulder-length, black hair playing the piano. She is smiling and is wearing a paisley-patterned button-down shirt.

A white-skinned person smiling while taking a mirror selfie with a phone. They have dark curly hair and are wearing a backward cap, silver chain necklace, and an Avenged Sevenfold tank top.

Isabeau J. Belisle Dempsey

A white woman leaning against a wooden deck railing with the woods behind her. She is wearing a black dress, a green army jacket, and a black scarf, and is looking to the side.

Natalie Gardner

An Asian women wearing a yellow embroidered dress, a wide black belt, and a black hat adorned with flowers, posing with hands on the hat.

A black and white portrait of a white woman with long dark hair and a light turtleneck sweater. She appears to be outside.

A close-up image of a woman with dark hair and gold glasses with a neutral expression. She is wearing gold glasses and jewelry with a black and white gingham top.

Meghan Pinkston

Young woman wearing glasses and a wide smile is sitting with her legs crossed and hands placed on her knee. She is posing in front of a faux plant photo wall.

Jahmayla Pointer

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