Joanne Monte's poems have been published in literary journals including Poet Lore, The Raintown Review, Ancient Paths Literary Review, Twilight Ending: A Literary Journal, Poet, and others. She is the recipient of several awards, most notably, The John David Johnson Memorial Poetry Award, The Writer's Digest Award, and the New Millennium Writing Award for Poetry. She is the author of THE BLUE LIGHT OF DAWN (Bordighera Press, 2013) and has previously published a novel about the Korean War.