Jessica Lanay is a poet and prose writer. Her creative writing has appeared in Sugar House Review, The Common, Prairie Schooner, Indiana Review, Salt Hill, Fugue, and other publications. Her art writing has been published in BOMB. In 2018 she was a Millay Colony resident and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poem “Milk. Milk. Milk,” which appeared in The Normal School. She is a fellow at Cave Canem, Callaloo, and Kimbilio.