Heather Hughes hangs her heart in her native Miami and her current town of Somerville. Her poems have recently appeared in The Adroit Journal, Denver Quarterly, Gulf Coast, Prelude, Sidereal Magazine, and others; and her reviews have featured in venues such as The Rumpus. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and her chapbook was a 2016 finalist for The Atlas Review Chapbook Series. She is an Editorial Associate for Scoundrel Time, a Writer for Mass Poetry, and a letterpress printer. Heather MFA-ed at Lesley University and ALM-ed at Harvard University Extension School. All her tattoos have wings. Find her online at birdmaddgirl.com