Kristine Esser SlentzFrom northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area, KRISTINE is a Purdue University alum. Recently, she earned her MFA from City College of New York where she is currently an English adjunct. She's had over 30 poems published, along with various persona essays, reviews, and interviews. Publications her work have appeared or are forthcoming include Glass Poetry, Pink Plastic House, The Shallow Ends, Moonchild Magazine, Yes Poetry, and Flying Island Journal where she received a 2017 Pushcart Prize nomination. Additionally, she was a finalist in the 2020-21 Glass Poetry Chapbook Contest, Spring 2020 Flash Fiction Contest finalist for F(r)iction, and will be completing a writing residency with Poets Afloat in the near future. Read More Read Less