Jessica Piazza is the author of two full-length poetry collections published by Red Hen Press: Interrobang winner of the AROHO 2011 To the Lighthouse Poetry Prize and the 2013 Balcones Poetry Prize and Obliterations (with Heather Aimee O'Neill, forthcoming). She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California and is currently a contributing editor for The Offending Adam and a screener for the National Poetry Series. Her commitment to fostering writing communities wherever she lives led her to co-found Bat City Review in Austin, TX, Gold Line