Roberta Beary

Roberta Beary identifies as gender-expansive, and writes to connect with the disenfranchised, to let them know they are not alone. Her work has appeared in Rattle, KYSO Flash, 100 Word Story, Cultural Weekly, and Beltway Poetry Quarterly. Her short poem collection, The Unworn Necklace (Snapshot Press), received a finalist book award from Poetry Society of America. Her prose poem collection, Deflection (Accents Publishing), was named a National Poetry Month Best Pick by Washington Independent Review of Books. She is co-editor of Wishbone Moon (Jacar Press), a global anthology of haiku by women. Currently based in Ireland, she is writing a series of short shorts for LGBTQ youth.