E.J. Antonio is a recipient of fellowships from the Hurston/Wright Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is the author of two chapbooks, Every Child Knows (Premier Poets Chapbook Series, 2007) and Solstice (Red Glass Books, 2013), and a CD, Rituals in the marrow: Recipe for a jam session. Her website: www.ejantoniobluez.net/