Sandra Marchetti is the author of a collection of poetry, Confluence (Sundress Publications, 2015), and two chapbooks: A Detail in the Landscape (Eating Dog Press, 2014) and The Canopy (Midwest Writing Center, 2012), which won the 2011 Susan K. Collins/Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in South Dakota Review, Appalachian Heritage, Southwest Review, and The Hollins Critic, among others. She earned her MFA from George Mason University and is the recipient of two Vermont Studio Center artist’s grants. She is a lecturer and academic advisor at Aurora University.  

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