Asela Lee Kemper is a poet who resides in Southern Oregon. She is a poetry editor at Variety Pack magazine and has previously worked with presses and magazines including Timberline Review, and Copper Canyon Press. She also has published works in Silk Club: QUIET and the anthology No Tender Fences. Asela uses her passion for creative writing to open conversations on diversity and identity in literature. Her microchapbook/audiobook, “Finally: The Mixtape”, is a re-introduction for her as a poet. You can find Asela on Twitter @AselaLeeK and Instagram @thesakuraink.