Susana Gardner was born and raised in Rhode Island, and now lives in Switzerland with her young daughter. Her first chapbook, To Stand to Sea, was published by The Tangent Press in 2006 and is presently being translated into Italian and forthcoming from Canterena Press, Genoa. Her book [ lapsed insel weary ] is also available from The Tangent Press, 2008. Gardner edits and curates Dusie Press.

