Martha Silano is the author of four poetry collections, including The Little Office of the Immaculate Conception and Reckless Lovely, both from Saturnalia Books. Her work has also appeared in Paris Review, North American Review, American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review Online, The Best American Poetry 2009, and elsewhere. She serves as poetry editor of Crab Creek Review, teaches at Bellevue College, and blogs at http://bluepositive.blogspot.com.