Kimberly Kralowec is the author of The Saplings Think of Us as Young (Kelson Books, 2023) and a chapbook, We retreat into the stillness of our own bones (Tolsun Books, 2022). She was a finalist in the 2023 North American Review James Hearst Poetry Contest, the 2022 American Literary Review Poetry Contest, and the 2021 River Styx International Poetry Contest. Her poems appear in many journals.

“We passed through three dreams before arriving at this one—”

— from “Crescent

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A California native, Kim grew up in a small town in the San Joaquin Valley and now lives in San Francisco. She holds an English degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law. Learn more about Kim’s work as a lawyer at her law blog, The UCL Practitioner, or by visiting her law firm website.