Missy-Marie Montgomery lives in Massachusetts, and teaches writing at Springfield College. Her poetry has been published in over 25 literary magazines, including Bellevue Literary Review, Connecticut Review, Poetry International, Rattle, and Crab Orchard Review. Her manuscript HALF-LIFE OF PASSION was a finalist for the Zone 3 Press first book award, and a semi-finalist for the Kore first book award, the Crab Orchard Review first book award, and the Black Lawrence Press award. HALF-LIFE OF PASSION (Open Field Press, 2015) is her first full-length poetry collection.