Em Townsend (they/she) is the author of two chapbooks: Astronaut of Loss (Alien Buddha Press, 2025) and growing forwards / growing backwards (Bottlecap Press, 2023). Featured work appears in Chestnut Review, Verse Daily, West Trade Review, Frozen Sea, Unbroken Journal and elsewhere. Read more: townsend31.wixsite.com/emtownsend