JOANNA C. VALENTE is sometimes a mermaid and sometimes a human. She is the author of Sirs & Madams (Aldrich Press, 2014) and The Gods Are Dead (Deadly Chaps Press), and received her MFA at Sarah Lawrence College. Her collection Marys of the Sea is forthcoming from ELJ Publications in 2016. Some of her work appears in The Huffington Post, Columbia Journal, The Atlas Review, The Destroyer, among others. In 2011, she received the American Society of Poet’s Prize. She edits Yes, Poetry, and is the Managing Editor for Luna Luna Magazine.

“Chapel of Sacred Mirrors,” “Lucifer Says,” “The Sun Rises Over Manhattan and Sets in Brooklyn,” “The Hierophant Builds a Bridge Between Deity and Humanity,” and “Lazuli” – FLAPPERHOUSE #8 (Winter 2016)