Cé dhár díobh thú? / Who are you of? 

I am

Of sawdust and clay.

Of the Gunpowder River. 

Of a limestone cave in Co Roscommon.

Of dairy farmers and librarians and craftsmen.

Of Irish martyrs and seanchaithe.

Of survivors and the forgotten.

Of Salish rain.  

Of poets.

The Official Bio: 

Caitlin M Andrews holds a fully-funded MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Miami. Her words can be found in Electric Literature, Short Édition, New Square, the Waterproof Anthology, The New Limestone Review, and elsewhere, and she’s received support from GrubStreet, Hugo House, and Sancho Panza Literary Society. FIREWEED IN THE VEIL, Caitlin’s novel-in-progress, is a braided queer historical adventure set during the Irish War for Independence. Her novel is a finalist for the Marianne Russo Award and was selected as a semi-finalist for a 2021 Fulbright Scholarship in Research to Ireland. She currently works at Hugo House and DigiPen Institute of Technology in Duwamish Territory (Seattle, Washington). When not writing, Caitlin is known to get lost in the woods, seek out a cozy bookshop or art museum, and listen to silly D&D podcasts. See them fangirling about hiking, Twilight memes, and the Irish language on the ‘Gram at edgarallenbro_.