Karen McPherson is an Oregon poet and literary translator (from French) with publications that include the chapbook Sketching Elise (Finishing Line Press, 2012) and the full-length collection Skein of Light (Airlie Press, 2014). Her work has appeared in literary journals including Descant, Beloit Poetry Journal, Cirque, Cider Press Review, Cincinnati Review, Zoland, Potomac Review, and Chicago Quarterly Review. She is also the author of a book-length translation of poetic essays by Quebec poet Louise Warren. Between 2013 and 2017, she worked as an editor in the Airlie Press poetry collective.
