Karen Kevorkian has authored three poetry collections: Quivira (Three: A Taos Press, 2020), Lizard Dream (What Books Press, 2009) and White Stucco Black Wing (Red Hen Press, 2004). Her poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous journals, including Antioch Review, Fiction International, 5 Fingers Review, Hambone, Los Angeles Review, Massachusetts Review, Mississippi Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Rio Grande Review, River City, Shenandoah, and VOLT. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Kevorkian has lived in Los Angeles since 2008 where she teaches in the English Department at UCLA. Prior to that, she taught in the creative writing program at the University of Virginia.