Gowri Koneswaran is a queer Tamil writer, performing artist, teacher, and lawyer. Her advocacy has addressed animal welfare, environmental protection, the rights of prisoners and the criminally accused in the U.S., and justice and accountability in Sri Lanka. A Kundiman fellow, she formerly served as co-editor of Beltway Poetry Quarterly and senior poetry editor at Jaggery. Her work can be found at notherelong.wordpress.com.