Gretchen HeffernanGretchen Heffernan is a poet, novelist and publisher. She co-founded Backlash Press and has published in journals such as Agni and Brittle Star. She is the author of The Book of Dirt and, forthcoming, The Book of Insects and The Carving Circle, a noi title about American racism, obsession and art. She has a degree in Creative Writing and Modern Poetry from Vermont College. She has completed two Faber Academy writing programs and has been involved with The Poetry School in London. Read More Read Less