Dana Ravyn is a poet, novelist, and educator. She received her PhD in microbiology and MPH in epidemiology from the University of Minnesota, where she was an educator and researcher until 2000. Since then Dana has been a medical writer, authoring accredited content used for continuing education by physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Dana is the author of two novels, Fearless Heart and The Suicide Switch. Her poetry appears in numerous anthologies and literary journals and her debut poetry collection, Supplication For Crows is slated for release in summer 2023. Dana was selected to take part as a poet in the Juniper Summer Writing Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She works at a public library as a Consumer Health Information Specialist, empowering health literacy in her community. Dana lives in coastal Delaware with her beloved feline companion, Anja.