Yasmine Ameli is an Iranian American poet and essayist. She has been the recipient of scholarships and grants from Poets and Writers, MASS MoCA, Monson Arts, and Franconia Sculpture Park. Her work appears or is forthcoming in POETRY, Ploughshares, the Sun, Narrative, Black Warrior Review, and elsewhere. She works as a creative writing coach as well as teaches through Grub Street, Hugo House, and the Loft Literary Center. Find her at yasmineameli.com and on Instagram @yasmineameli.