Pattie McCarthy received her M.A. in poetry in 1998. The title of her thesis was Chorages. She has published two books of poetry: Verso (Apogee Press, 2004) and bk of (h)rs (Apogee Press, 2002) and three chapbooks: alibi (that is : elsewhere) (Duration Press e-books series, 2003), Choragus (Potes & Poets, 1998), and Octaves (ixnay press, 1998). Poems have appeared in many journals, including (recently) the following: P-Queue, Kiosk, The Poetry Project Newsletter, UrVox, Free Verse, American Letters & Commentary, Pom2, 26: a journal of poetry & poetics, ixnay magazine, The Boston Review, The Transcendental Friend, and Lungfull! She is co-founder of Beautiful Swimmer Press.