Jessica D. Thompson is the author of Daybreak and Deep—a finalist in the American Book Fest Best Books of 2022 for narrative poetry. In addition, she co-authored When Animals Miss the Sun, (Brick Street Poetry), a children’s book in 2024. Her poetry has appeared on Verse Daily, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her poems have been published in numerous journals and anthologies, including ONE ART, The Midwest Quarterly, The Southern Review, and Next Indiana Campfires: A Trail Companion (Indiana Humanities). Her awards include the James Baker Hall Memorial Prize in Poetry (New Southerner). Her newest book, The Mood Ring Diaries, will be released in 2025. She writes in a log cabin in Brown County, Indiana.