Jerrice J. Baptiste is the author of eight books. She’s a poet in residence at the Prattsville Art Center in NY. Jerrice was also the recipient of a residency at the Omega Institute for the Women’s Leadership program in 2019. She has been extensively published in journals and magazines such as The Yale Review; Kosmos Journal; The Caribbean Writer; Mantis and many others. She lives in NY where she joyfully teaches poetry.