Susan Comni­nos is a writer and teacher in New York. Her poet­ry has appeared in the Har­vard Review Online, Rat­tle, The Com­mon, Prairie Schooner and North Amer­i­can Review, among oth­ers. She’s taught under­grad­u­ates at Siena Col­lege, The Col­lege of St. Rose, and most recent­ly, SUNY Albany, as well as diverse groups of adults in the com­mu­ni­ty. She lives near Albany.