Annalise Parady is a poet and a social worker. She was born and rooted in Wyoming, but currently lives, writes, and grieves in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Her work has been published in Sonora Review and Corporeal Lit Mag. Annalise is available to tell you about the creatures and plants of the desert on Instagram @annalisewrites and on Substack: Third Place Poetry. She also runs a poetry community for people processing grief and loss called Grief House.Gatherpoets.com