photo by Victoria Reichow

Gail Martin, a Michigan native, grew up in Flint. She earned a B.A. from Kalamazoo College and recently completed her Master’s degree in clinical social work. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Rattle, Primavera, Poetry Northwest and Folio. Martin was selected by Alice Fulton as the 1999 Winner of the National Poet Hunt sponsored by The MacGuffin. She lives with her husband and three left-handed daughters in Kalamazoo, Michigan.