Lidia Kosk is the author of eleven books of poetry and short stories, including two bilingual volumes, Słodka woda, słona woda/Sweet Water, Salt Water (Astra, 2009) and niedosyt/reshapings (Oficyna Literatow, 2003) . Published in literary journals and anthologies in the USA, Europe, and Japan, including International Poetry Review, Interpoezia, Lalitamba, and Notre Dame Review, her poems have been translated into eleven languages, and into choral compositions and multimedia video presentations. A lawyer, humanitarian, and world traveler, she resides in Warsaw, Poland, where she leads literary workshops and a Poets’ Theater.