Shari Caplan (she/her) is a word witch with a passion for enlivening our collective imaginative potential. Her work lives at the intersection of poetry, theater, and visual art. She’s the author of Exhibitionist (Lily Poetry Review Books, Paul Nemser Prize Winner), The Red Shoes; a Phantasmagoric Ballet on Paper, (Lambhouse Books), Advice from a Siren (Dancing Girl Press), and VOX FOX (forthcoming, Lambhouse Books). She has performed internationally as a poet and actor in The Poetry Circus, The Fairy Tale Poetry Walking Tour, and The Poetry Brothel, an international immersive cabaret series founded by The Poetry Society of New York. Shari’s work has appeared in Gulf Coast, Painted Bride Quarterly, Sinister Wisdom, Grimoire, LUNA LUNA, Drunk Monkeys, and others. Shari’s work has earned her a scholarship to The Home School in Hudson, a fellowship to The Vermont Studio Center, as well as nominations for a Bettering American Poetry Award, Pushcart Prize, and Rhylsing Award. Find her work, workshops, monthly love letter to creativity, and upcoming events at ShariCaplan.com.