Karen Locascio was born and raised in New Jersey. She received her MFA from UMass Boston. Her work has appeared in Spry Literary Journal, Cider Press Review, Window Cat Press, and other fine places, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Karen's debut collection, May All My Wounds Be Mortal won the inaugural Ron Schreiber Memorial Award and was published by Hanging Loose Press in 2017. When not poeting, Karen is either working as an enrollment specialist for the state's HIV Drug Assistance Program or is sipping a little Jack Daniel's. She lives in Dorchester.