Gina Ferrara

Gina Ferrara lives and writes in New Orleans.  She has four poetry collections Ethereal Avalanche (Trembling Pillow Press, 2009), Ambper Porch Light (Word Tech 2013), Fitting the Sixth Finger:  Poems Inspired by the Paintings of Marc Chagall (Kelsay Books 2017), and her most recent Weight of the Ripened (Dos Madres Press, 2020), a finalist for the Eyelands Poetry Prize.  Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Callaloo, The Poetry Ireland Review and Tar River Poetry and was selected for publication in the Sixty-Four Best Poets of 2019 by Black Mountain Press.  Since 2007, she has curated The Poetry Buffet, a monthly reading series in New Orleans.  She teaches English and writing at Delgado Community College.

"Sunflowers" and "Backyard New Orleans" featured in Gravity's Grave Vol. 2 The World Beneath Our Feet