Desi Di Nardo is a poet and writer who lives in Toronto. Her work has been published in numerous North American journals and anthologies including the Literary Review of Canada, Descant, Globe and Mail, and Grain. Desi's poetry has been performed at the National Arts Centre, featured in Poetry on the Way on the Toronto Transit Commission, selected by Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and displayed in the Official Residences of Canada. Many of her poems have been presented and studied in schools across Canada and translated into foreign languages. Her new book of poetry is set to release in 2008. Desi has also previously worked as an English professor. www.desidinardo.com.