Julie Sumner is a writer with a background in critical care nursing and massage therapy. She now teaches creative writing, focusing on reading poetry and writing as ways to develop resilience, particularly for healthcare workers and people with chronic illnesses. Her poems and book reviews have appeared in journals such as Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Delta Poetry Review, The Intima, Relief Journal, and The Englewood Review of Books. Her chapbook, Meridian, was chosen by poet Jane Hirshfield as the winner of the 2023 con/verge/nces Prize from Wildhouse Publishing.
You can follow her on IG: @juliesumnerpoetry