Maril Crabtree grew up in Memphis and New Orleans, but calls the Midwest home. Her full-length collection, Fireflies in the Gathering Dark (Kelsay Press, 2017), is a Kansas Notable Book. Her work has appeared in journals including The DMQ Review, Literary Mama, Main Street Rag, Persimmon Tree, and Earth’s Daughters. She served as poetry editor for Kansas City Voices and contributing editor for Heartland! Poetry of Love, Solidarity, & Resistance.