Kary Wayson is the author of three poetry books—Dog & Me (LitRag Press, 2004), American Husband (Ohio State University Press, 2009), and Via Maria Materi (Burnside Review Press, forthcoming in 2019). Her poems have appeared in Crazyhorse, The Nation, Narrative, FIELD, and others, including the Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize anthologies. A 2012 Stranger Genius Award nominee, Kary was writer-in-residence at Hugo House from 2013-2015. She lives and works as a freelance editor in Seattle, WA.