Dena Rash Guzman lives on a farm in the Mt. Hood wilderness outside Portland, Oregon. She writes, and she edits the literary journal Unshod Quills. She is a producer of and curator for the Portland reading series Unchaste Readers. Her debut collection of poetry, fiction and essay, Chairman Mao Praises Me Good At Chat, will be released by Dog On A Chain press in late summer 2012. www.denarashguzman.com