A native of France where she was trained as a dancer, Brigitte Byrd is the author of Song of a Living Room (Ahsahta, 2009), The Dazzling Land (Black Zinnias, 2008), and Fence above the Sea (Ahsahta, 2005). She currently lives in Atlanta and is an associate professor of English teaching creative writing at Clayton State University. She is also an editorial reviewer for Confluence: The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies. http://www.brigittebyrd.com

SONG OF A LIVING ROOM (Ahsahta Press, 2009), THE DAZZLING LAND (Black Zinnias Books, 2008), FENCE ABOVE THE SEA (Ahsahta Press, 2005)

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice (Rose Metal Press, 2010), Online Writing: The Best of the First Ten Years (Snowvigate Press, 2009), Shade: An Anthology of Poetry and Fiction (Four Way Books, 2006), Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America (University of Iowa Press, 2002), American Diaspora: Poetry of Displacement (University of Iowa Press, 2001)

Another Chicago Magazine, Apalachee Review, Bayou, Bird Dog, Bitter Oleander, Black Zinnias, Cabinet Magazine, Coconut Poetry, Columbia Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, Dragonfire, Eternal Anthology, Fourteen Hills, Georgetown Review, How 2, Indiana Review, Interim, Laurel Review, Lilies & Cannonballs, MiPo Literary Journal, Mississippi Review, New American Writing, New Orleans Review, nth position, Phoebe, Pindeldyboz, Quarter After Eight, So to Speak, Spoon River Poetry Review, Women's Studies Quarterly