Annmarie O’Connell is a lifelong resident of the South side of Chicago. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Sixth Finch, Verse Daily, Slipstream, SOFTBLOW, Vinyl Poetry, Curbside Splendor, Escape Into Life, 2River View and many other wonderful journals. Her first chapbook, Her Last Cup of Light, was published by Aldrich Press. Her second chapbook, Eleanor, was published in April by Dancing Girl Press. She recently happily discovered her first full-length collection of poems titled Your Immaculate Heart will be forthcoming in 2015 with Trio House Press. She can also be found here: www.annmarieoconnell.com