K. A. Hays is a poet, fiction writer, and verse translator whose work has appeared in such publications as"Hudson Review", "American Poetry Review", "Southern Review", and the "Best American Poetry" series. She is the author of a previous book of poetry, "Dear Apocalypse" (2009). Hays studied literature and writing at Bucknell, Oxford, and Brown universities, and currently lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.