Michelle Matz’s poems have appeared, or are forthcoming, in numerous publications, including Mud Season Review, The Berkeley Poetry Review, So To Speak, Natural Bridge, and New Delta Review. She has won the Mary Merritt Henry Prize for a group of poems, was a semifinalist in The Ledge Press Manuscript Contest, and was awarded an Individual Artist Grant through the San Francisco Arts Commission. Her chapbook, Atilt, was published by Finishing Line Press. Michelle lives in San Francisco with her daughter and is a high school dean.