jillian mukavetz is a poet photographer musician, founder and editor of womens quarterly conversation. she received her mfa from new england college. her poems and photography have appeared in verse, delirious hem, barnstorm, otoliths, ditch, poets and artists, ping pong and homestead review among other publications. her cinepoem's have been shown in both festivals and journals. she plays the fiddle. her chap books, in the process of being heard & say kitty, kitty are out from Dancing Girl Press. jillian has lived and taught in south korea, germany, thailand, and china.