Annharte (Marie Baker) is Anishinaabe (Little Saskatchewan First Nation, Manitoba). She is the author of four previous books: Being On the Moon (1990), Columbus Coyote Cafe (1995), EXERCISES IN LIP POINTING (New Star Books, 2003), and INDIGENA AWRY (New Star Press, 2013). Her book of essays, a/k/a, was published in 2012 by Capilano University Editions. She lives in Gypsumville, Manitoba.