About the poet: Raised in Ohio, Anna Binkovitz now lives in Saint Paul. A junior at Macalester College, she was on the school's CUPSI 2012 team, where they were ranked 2nd in the nation. She also represented Saint Paul's Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam 2012 team. She just finished her first chapbook, and is currently working towards being a member of Macalester's CUPSI 2013 team.