Mimi Herman is the author of the recent novel, The Kudzu Queen, and two poetry collections, A Field Guide to Human Emotions and Logophilia. She is a Warren Wilson MFA alumna, a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Mimi codirects Writeaways writing workshop-retreats in France, Italy, Ireland, New Mexico, and at the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities in Southern Pines, North Carolina. You can find her at mimiherman.com and writeaways.com.