Diane Sahms is the author of eight poetry collections, latest, Blues, Prayers, & Pagan Chants and has been awarded first place in Judith Stark’s & Partisan Press’s Poetry Contests and is recipient of AEVentures Foundation’s Poetry Grant. Published in North American Review, Northern Virginia Review, Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal, Valley Voices, Sequestrum’s Journal, Chiron Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Literary Journal,  New Verse News & elsewhere. B.S. / Master’s Credits in Education, she taught high school English, has recently retired as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. government; and is currently the  Poetry Editor at North of Oxford.