Georgia A PopoffGeorgia A. Popoff's previous books include Coaxing Nectar from Longing (1997, Hale Mary Press), The Doom Weaver (2008, Main Street Rag Publishers), and a chapbook in the Greatest Hits series (Pudding House Press). She is coauthor ofOur Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community (with Quraysh Ali Lansana, Teachers & Writers Collaborative), which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for excellence in instructional literature in 2012. She is an artist educator, editor, professional development specialist, and Comstock Review senior editor. A Poet-in-Residence in numerous school districts, she also teaches adult writing workshops in community-based organizations.

Currently, Georgia is the Workshops Coordinator for the YMCA's Downtown Writers Center's adult curriculum and its youth program, the YMCA Young Authors Academy. Read More Read Less