Flowering Bitterroot

M. J. Kledzik’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Paris Review, Hotel Amerika, AGNI, MARGIE, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, has been awarded a fellowship by the Ragdale Foundation, and her poetry manuscript has been a finalist in several national contests. She teaches poetry workshops in museums, schools, and retirement communities in the Norfolk, Virginia, area. (updated 10/2014)