Erika Lynn

Erika Lynn was born and raised in Long Island, New York. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School and a BA in English Education from Covenant College. For eight years she taught English in middle and high schools before transitioning into writing and caring for her daughter full time. Her first poetry collection, "Cradling Time: Poems on Motherhood,” is inspired by her journey of becoming a mother and experiencing her daughter's first year of milestones. She lives in the Carolinas with her husband, children and their dog.