Clare L. Martin’s third book of poetry, Crone, was published by Nixes Mate Books in 2018. Her second full-length collection of poetry, Seek the Holy Dark, was the 2017 selection for The Louisiana Series of Cajun and Creole Poetry from Yellow Flag Press. Her widely-acclaimed debut collection of poetry, Eating the Heart First, was published in 2012 by Press 53. Martin’s poetry has appeared in Avatar Review, Blue Fifth Review, Thrush Poetry Journal, Melusine, Poets and Artists, and Louisiana Literature, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web, for Best New Poets, and Sundress Publication’s Best of the Net. In 2015, she founded the online poetry and visual art magazine, MockingHeart Review. Martin also has endeavored to create visual art, working on a series of digitally-altered self-portraits since 2019. Martin is the Director of Programs for the Lafayette Council on Aging. She is a lifelong Louisiana resident.