Jo Guzman is a poet and the author of the poetry collections Craving, 28, and Eros Despite. She began writing poetry in the fifth decade of her life, exploring themes of nature, embodied empowerment, and love in its many forms.

Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States, Jo lives on the Oregon coast with her high school sweetheart and their four children. She’s a card-carrying selenophile with an unnatural love for nacho cheese.  Words make her ridiculously happy.