Linda Dove holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance literature and most recently taught at Yavapai College in Arizona where she directed the creative writing program. She is the author of two award-winning books: <i>In Defense of Objects</i> (Bear Star Press, 2009) and the chapbook, <i>O Dear Deer,</i> (Squall Publishing, 2011), and lives in Altadena, California, with her husband, daughter, and two Jack Russell terriers.

In Defense of Objects (Bear Star Press, 2009)

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