Melissa Joplin Higley has traveled internationally as a sound engineer with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble and Disney’s The Lion King North American Tour, and she has worked as a trumpet teacher, yoga teacher, editor, manuscript reader, and writing consultant. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and co-facilitates the Poetry Craft Collective. She currently lives in Mamaroneck, NY with her husband, son, and two tuxedo cats.