Lea C. Deschenes resides in Worcester, MA and holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. Her poetry has appeared online, on stage, and in print.A former member of four National Poetry Slam teams and a coach to two more, she also dusts off her BA in Theater to perform. She has received a Jacob Knight Award, been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes, and represented Worcester in the 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam.She is the author of thirteen chapbooks. Her first full-length collection "The Constant Velocity of Trains" is available through Write Bloody Publishing and her editorial debut "Knocking at the Door" is available from Birch Bench Press.