D. Walsh Gilbert (she/her) lives in Farmington, Connecticut on a former sheep farm at the foot of the Talcott Mountain near the watershed of the Farmington River, previously the homelands of the Tunxis and Sukiaugk peoples and near the oldest site of human occupation in Connecticut dating back 12,500 years. She is the author of six books of poetry, serves on the board of the Riverwood Poetry Series, and as co-editor of Connecticut River Review.