Barbara TomashBarbara Tomash was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Los Angeles. She worked extensively as a multimedia artist before her creative interests turned her toward writing. In 1998, she received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from San Francisco Stae University, where she now teaches. Her poetry has appeared widely in literary journals, including New American Writing, Colorado Review, and ZYZZYVA. An earlier version of Flying in Water was a finalist for the Autumn House Press Book Award and a semi-finalist for the Slope Editions Book Prize and the Nightboat Poetry Prize. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and son. Read More Read Less