Kathryn Gilmore is a poet and current MFA candidate at Syracuse University. Her work explores themes of grief, Judaism, and coming of age as a young woman often set against the backdrop of the natural world. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but she has lived all over, including New England, the Midwest, and even Scotland and Italy. She recently graduated summa cum laude as a Gabelli Presidential Scholar from Boston College with a degree in English and a concentration in creative writing. While at BC, she served as communications director and senior editor of the Stylus literary magazine, and she received various honors for her creative endeavors and academics such as the Dever Fellowship. When not writing, you can find her working on a crochet project or playing the guitar.