Caroline Kessler is a poet, editor, and facilitator. She holds an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BA with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, both in creative writing. She has taught students of all ages at the Yiddish Book Center, Washington University, Jewish Vocational Service, and the Negev Writers Retreat. She is co-creator of The 18Somethings Project, a virtual writing adventure, and the author of Ritual in Blue (Sutra Press). Her work has been published in The McNeese Review, Superstition Review, Letters, Rivet, and elsewhere. More at carokess.com.