2018 - 2019
Elena Karina Byrne, author of three books of poetry, most recently Squander, is a freelance professor, editor, the Poetry Consultant / Moderator for The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books,Literary Programs Director for The Ruskin Art Club, and one of the final judges for the Kate/Kingsley Tufts Prizes in poetry. Her publications include the Pushcart Prize XXXIII, Best American Poetry, Poetry, The Paris Review, American Poetry Review, TriQuarterly, The Kenyon Review, Denver Quarterly, Slate, Poetry International, OmniVerse, The Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day, Black Renaissance Noire, and BOMB. Elena just completed Voyeur Hour: Meditations on Poetry, Art & Desire. Her website is www.elenakarinabyrne.com.