Kimberly Ann Southwick is the founder and editor in chief of the literary arts journal Gigantic Sequins. She is the author of the debut full-length poetry collection, Orchid Alpha (Trembling Pillow Press, 2023), amongst other chapbooks. Currently, she lives in Saks, Alabama, and is an Assistant Professor in the English department at Jacksonville State University. She earned her PhD in English and Creative Writing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.See more over at kimberlyannsouthwick.com and follow her on twitter @kimannjosouth.