"This brave, loving weaving
                      Is singing our lives back . . ."               

            —  "Amulet for Brave Women"

Award-winning feminist poet and writer Annie Finch is the author of seven books of poetry including Eve, Calendars, The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells, and the epic poem on abortion Among the Goddesses: An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreams. She is also the editor of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion. Her other works include a poetry CD, poetry anthologies, works of poetry criticism, verse plays, music collaborations, and the poetry handbooks A Poet’s Craft and A Poet's Ear. She earned a Ph.D from Stanford University, has lectured at universities including Harvard, Toronto, and Oxford, taught as a tenured professor of creative writing at Miami University, and served as Director of Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing. Annie is based in Washington, DC and offers online classes in poetry and meter through her website and Poets & Seekers online community.