Simone Kearney is a writer and artist, living in Brooklyn, NY. She is author of the debut poetry collection DAYS (Belladonna Press, 2021) and My Ida (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2017). Other publications include Brooklyn Rail, Boston Review, LitHub, PEN Poetry Series, Jubilat, and Post Road Magazine, among others. She has exhibited her artwork nationally and internationally. She teachers at Parsons School for Design.