Carrie Bennett has published three poetry books—Lost Letters and Other Animals (Black Lawrence Press, 2021), The Land Is a Painted Thing (The Word Works, 2016), and Biography of Water (The Word Works, 2005)—and several chapbooks from dancing girl press: 22 Acts of Resistance, The Quiet Winter, Animals in Pretty Cages, and The Affair Fragments. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and currently teaches writing at Boston University. She lives in Somerville, MA with her family.