Yasmine Ameli is an Iranian American poet and essayist based outside Boston, Mass. She holds a BA in English from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Virginia Tech. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Poetry, AGNI, Narrative, Black Warrior Review, Mizna, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing through the Loft Literary Center, and you can find her at yasmineameli.com and on Instagram @yasmineameli.