Maureen Eppstein
Maureen Eppstein is the author of three poetry collections: Earthward (Finishing Line Press 2014), Rogue Wave at Glass Beach (March Street Press 2009) and Quickening (March Street Press 2007). Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies—including Adelaide, Aesthetica, Basalt, Calyx, Ginosko, and Poecology—and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Originally from Aotearoa/New Zealand, she now lives and writes close to the earth on the Mendocino Coast of California. She is a former executive director of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference and has taught poetry workshops at the College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast.