J A LaganaFor over two decades, writer J. A. Lagana drove three-hours round-trip, five days per week, on her daily commute. Her poems have appeared in Atlanta Review, Burningword Literary Journal, Cider Press Review, Heron Tree, Rattle, RockPaperPoem, and elsehere. She is the author of the poetry collection Make Space (Finishing Line Press, 2023) which explores the complexities of loss, family ties, and resiliency. A finalist for the 2023 Julia Peterkin Award in Poetry, she is also a founder and former co-editor of River Heron Review. J. A. Lagana lives in a Bucks County, Pennsylvania river town where she raised a family with her husband, Tony. Read More Read Less