MARY BIDDINGER is the author of Prairie Fever (Steel Toe Books, 2007).  Her poetry has recently appeared or is forthcoming in 32 Poems, The Collagist, Copper Nickel, diode, Gulf Coast, The Laurel Review, North American Review, Passages North, Third Coast, and many other journals.  She is the editor of the Akron Series in Poetry, co-editor-in-chief of Barn Owl Review, and director of the NEOMFA: Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She teaches literature and creative writing at The University of Akron. Her chapbook, Saint Monica, was a finalist for the Black River Chapbook Competition and is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press.

MARY BIDDINGER

Contemporary Literature & Non-Fiction

ISBN 978-0-9828766-1-9    $9.00

"Biddinger crisply narrates these memorable tales that entwine horror and sensual discovery, using deft rhythms, head-snapping line breaks, and highly original imagery."

      —Rachel Dacus