An Early Nude by Rothko

Lindsay Bernal’s poetry has appeared in Tikkun ; Gulf Coast ; Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety ; and H_NGM_N , among others. Bernal holds a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Virginia and an MFA from the University of Maryland, where she has served as both a lecturer and the MFA Program’s coordinator since 2007. Photo by Nathan Ackerman