TERRI FORD's first book of poems, Why the Ships Are She, was published by Four Way Books in 2001. A fellow at Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, most recently, her poems have appeared in Agni, Cincinnati Poetry Review, Conduit, Forklift Ohio, and Ploughshares, among others, as well as in the anthology, Poetry Daily: The Best from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website (2003). She has received fellowships from The Kentucky State Arts Council, Kentucky Foundation for Women, and the Ohio State Arts Council. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and works for a law firm.