NICOLE TALLMAN lives in Miami, where she serves as its poet laureate. She is the author of five books, including her latest, Dolce Vita/Let There Be a Little Light (Bottlecap Press); her next, The Velvet Room, is forthcoming in April 2027. She also serves as poetry and interviews editor for South Florida Poetry Journal, as an editor and director for JackLeg Press, as the founder and host of the A Very Literary Happy Hour reading series, and as an advisory board member for SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). Find her on social media @natallman, at nicoletallman.com and miamidade.gov/poetry.
