Nava EtShalom (www.netshalom.com) learned to talk in Jerusalem and to read in Brooklyn. Her poems have appeared in Mid-American Review, Meridian, FIELD, and elsewhere, and she has received awards from the Pew Fellowships in the Arts and the Academy of American Poets. She holds a BA from Oberlin College, an MFA from the University of Michigan, and is working toward a PhD in English at the University of Pennsylvania. As a writer, educator, and activist, her work includes supporting justice in Palestine and reimagining queer family. (updated 10/2009)