Sandra Marchetti is the author of Confluence, a full-length collection of poetry from Sundress Publications, released in 2015. She is also the author of four chapbooks of poetry and lyric essays. Her poetry and essays appear in Poet Lore, Blackbird, Subtropics, Southwest Review, Mid-American Review, Barrelhouse, and other venues. Sandy earned an MFA in creative writing, concentrating in poetry, from George Mason University, and lives in the Chicagoland area.