Carolyn Praytor Boyd teaches American Literature at The John Cooper School (Texas). She previously taught in Turkey, Kuwait, Taiwan, and Peru. Her own poetry has appeared in The Limestone Circle, Bellowing Ark, Edgar, Atlanta Review, Writers' Digest, Swirl, Round Top Anthology, TimeSlice, Houston Poets 2005, and Weight of Addition. She was a juried poet for Houston Poetry Fests 2006 and 2007.