Heather Simeney MacLeod has two previous collections of poetry, My Flesh the Sound of Rain as well as The Burden of Snow. Her poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and reviews have appeared in many journals and magazines. Her creative nonfiction piece, How to Discover the Various Uses of Things, was a finalist in the 2011 CBC Literary Awards. Heather is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta in the Department of English and Film Studies.