Jennifer Metsker is a poet, writer, visual and multimedia artist. She attended the University of Oregon (B.A. Fine Art), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Post-Baccalaureate in Painting), and The University of Michigan (MFA Poetry). She taught creative writing and composition at the University of Michigan for ten years and is now the Writing Coordinator at the Stamps School of Art and Design. Her book of poetry Hypergraphia and Other Failed Attempts at Paradise won the Editor’s Choice Award from New Issues Press. It addresses mental illness, particularly psychosis, which is one of her key areas of research. She is also interested in collaborative work. If you’re interested in working with her or have any questions about her or her work, please feel free to contact her at jmetsker@umich.edu.