Jodi Balas is a neurodivergent poet residing in Wilkes Barre, PA. Her literary work has been accepted in The Shore, Chestnut Review, Santa Clara Review, Allium and elsewhere. Her poem “Bone Density” won the 2023 Comstock Review Muriel Craft Bailey Award judged by Danusha Lameris. In 2025, two of her poems were selected for best of the net nominations. She is currently marketing her first book, “Only the body knows” and if you’re reading this, you should maybe help her get this thing published.
