Jennifer Markell’s first poetry collection, Samsara (Turning Point, 2014), was named a “Must-Read Book” by the Massachusetts Book Awards in 2015. Markell received the Barbara Bradley and Firman Houghton awards from the New England Poetry Club. Her work is included in numerous journals, including Consequence, RHINO, Tinderbox, The Women's Review of Books, and the Compassion Anthology. She works as a therapist with special interest in therapeutic uses of writing.