From Montclair, N.J, Jessica de Koninck is the author of Cutting Room (Terrapin Books), and Repairs (Finishing Line Press). A winner of the 2023 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest, her work has been featured on the Writer’s Almanac and Verse Daily. She holds an M.F.A. from Stonecoast, a B.A. from Brandeis and a J.D. from Boston University.