Swedish-born Gunilla Theander Kester is an award-winning poet and the author of If I Were More Like Myself (The Writer's Den, 2015). Her two poetry chapbooks: Mysteries I-XXIII (2011) and Time of Sand and Teeth (2009) were published by Finishing Line Press. She was co-editor with Gary Earl Ross of The Still Empty Chair: More Writings Inspired by Flight 3407 (2011) and The Empty Chair: Love and Loss in the Wake of Flight 3407 (2010). She has published in various literary magazines including The American Journal of Poetry, Citron Review, Pirene’s Fountain, Paterson Literary Review, and The Potomac Review. She writes a monthly essay on poetry and war for Consequence Forum. She lives near Buffalo, NY, where she teaches classical guitar. Her new book of poetry, Hold Me Still, is forthcoming from Main Street Rag.