Jennifer Bartell is a poet and teacher from Columbia, SC. She was born and raised in Bluefield, a community of Johnsonville, SC. She received the MFA in Poetry from the University of South Carolina. Her poetry has been published in Obsidian, Callaloo, pluck!, As/Us, Jasper Magazine, the museum americana, Scalawag, and Kakalak, among others. An alumna of Agnes Scott College, Jennifer has fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole. She teaches high school English. Website: https://jenniferbartellpoet.com/ Finishing Line Press for her book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/traveling-mercy-by-jennifer-bartell/ Year of Nos on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553380227419 If you know you need the right coach on this journey, then let's chat: shannon@whatshesaidproject.com