ari b. cofer + caitlin conlon
caitlin conlon
Caitlin Conlon is the author of The Surrender Theory (2022), and the forthcoming poetry collection Burning The Ghost Light (2025). She has a BA in English and a Creative Writing Certificate from the University At Buffalo. While there, was chosen for the Friends of the University Libraries Undergraduate Poetry Prize, and the Arthur Axlerod Memorial Prize for Poetry. She has previously been published with midsummer magazine, Olney Magazine, and Anti-Heroin Chic, among others.
You can find her newsletter, Dancing With The Marginalia, on Substack, where she posts bi-weekly essays about books and writing. Everywhere else, she’s @cgcpoems.
ari b. cofer
ari b. cofer (she/they) is a Black and queer author who holds a BA in Professional Writing from Baylor University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Randolph College under the mentorship of best-selling authors. They have published two poetry collections through Central Avenue Publishing, paper girl and the knives that made her (Jan 2022), which was featured as a Buzzfeed must-read book in 2022, and unfold: poetry and prose (2023). Their poetry has been featured in The Passionfruit Review, Shō Literary Journal, and BLEACH! Lit Mag, and their words have appeared on TheMighty. You can find her on Substack, Instagram and Bluesky.