Sandra Fees is the author of The Temporary Vase of Hands (Finishing Line Press, 2017), served a term as Poet Laureate of Berks County, Pennsylvania (2016-2018), and is a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee. Her work has appeared in The Comstock Review, Poets Reading the News, and Chiron Review, among others. She holds a master’s degree in English Literature from Syracuse University and a doctor of ministry from Lancaster Theological Seminary. She resides in South Central Pennsylvania and enjoys long walks near water and Sivananda yoga.