Genevieve Kaplan received her MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa and her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. Her book of poetry, In the ice house, won the A Room of Her Own Foundation poetry prize and was published by Red Hen Press. Her chapbooks include settings for these scenes ( Convulsive Editions), In an aviary (Grey Book Press) and travelogue (Dancing Girl Press). She runs the Toad Press International Chapbook Series, publishing contemporary literary translations.