Jane Yevgenia Muschenetz resettled in the United States as a child refugee from Soviet Ukraine. Recognized in 2023 for excellence in Poetry Performance by San Diego County, Jane won the 2024 California and National Press Women Communications Prizes and the Poetry Collection of the Year from SDWF for her debut chapbook, All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents (Kelsay Books, 2023). Her 2024 feminist poetry collection, POWER POINT, is available for pre-order from Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. Connect with Jane and her work online at www.PalmFrondZoo.com

photo by Sabine Dundure