Ida Stewart is the author of Gloss (Perugia Press, 2011). Her poems have appeared in a number of journals, including Field, The Laurel Review, Linebreak, and The Journal. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The Ohio State University and is currently pursuing a PhD in creative writing at The University of Georgia. A co-editor of Unsplendid, she has also served as an editorial assistant at The Georgia Review. Ida is a native of beautiful West Virginia. She currently resides in an ivy-engulfed barn in Athens, Georgia.