Tami Haaland is the author of three poetry collections, What Does Not Return (Lost Horse Press, 2018), When We Wake in the Night (WordTech Editions, 2012), and Breath in Every Room (Story Line Press, 2001; Red Hen Press, 2021), winner of the Nicholas Roerich First Book Award. She earned a BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Montana and a MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington College. Haaland frequently offers creative writing workshops in schools and community settings, and she served as Montana’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She is as professor of creative writing at Montana State University Billings. For more information, visit www.tamihaaland.com.