Julia McConnell is a poet and a librarian living in Oklahoma City. Her chapbook, Against the Blue was published by Finishing Line Press in 2016. Her work has appeared in This Land Press, Blood and Thunder, Oklahoma Poems… and Their Poets, and many anthologies. She has a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Oklahoma and a B.A in English.

“Foreman of the Detasseling Crew,” “Mr. Walker Evans Takes Our Picture,” and “About the Chicken” | all roads will lead you home | 5