Allison Joseph lives, writes, and teaches in Carbondale, Illinois, where is she is part of the creative writing faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The author of many books and chapbooks of poetry, she is the widow of the poet and editor Jon Tribble, to whom The Last Human Heart is dedicated.

Other poems by Allison Joseph in Verse Daily:
March 4, 2019:   "To Sylvia" "Mistress of the miserable..."
September 22, 2018:   "The Liars" "How I admire their skills..."
March 30, 2018:   "Show Off" "Come flaunt your imperfections..."
October 14, 2016:   "Multitudes" "I'm a big city girl and a small town woman..."
December 4, 2015:   "Sidewalks" "Why should I be the one who walks afraid..."

Books by Allison Joseph:

Other poems on the web by Allison Joseph:
"Little Epiphanies"
Six poems
Two poems
Four poems
Twenty poems
Two poems
"On Being Told I Don't Speak Like a Black Person"
"Running While Black"
Five poems

Allison Joseph's Website.

Allison Joseph on Twitter.