Debra Tayloe is a professional studio artist as well as a poet. She has participated in the University of Iowa Summer Writer’s Festival several times over the years and has been published most recently in the 2013 and 2014 poetry issues of LUMMOX Press. Debra is a naturalist and conservationist who maintains a wildlife habitat in her back yard. She is also an experienced teaching artist serving at-risk and disabled populations as she conducts cross-discipline residencies focusing on creative writing and visual art.