Kathleen Jesme is the author of five collections of poetry: ALBEDO (Ahsahta Press, 2014), MERIDIAN (Tupelo Press, 2012), winner of the Snowbound Chapbook Prize; THE PLUM-STONE GAME (Ahsahta Press, 2009); Motherhouse, winner of the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize (Pleiades Press, 2005); and Fire Eater (University of Tampa Press, 2003). Jesme holds an MFA in creative writing from Warren Wilson College and a BA in English from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Minnesota.