Denise England's passion for cultures and connections inspires much of her writing.  A lover of languages and travel, she studied in Bordeaux, France, before completing an M.A. in French literature at the University of Arkansas. Her poems have been published or are forthcoming in The French Literary Review, SLANT,  Cave Region Review, UAMS Medicine and Meaning and Ekstasis Magazine. She enjoys sharing and developing her poetry among communities of other poets and artists including The Poets Roundtable of Arkansas and Spectra Arts.