Poet Carol Traynor Mayer is author of the chapbook, A SHADE I CANNOT NAME, from Finishing Line Press. Her work has appeared in Allium, A Journal of Poetry and Prose, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Poetry South, Saw Palm and The Paddock Review. She is founder of Words That Burn, a creative writing project that leads free poetry writing workshops for teens. Carol holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University.