Heather Simeney MacLeod is the author of four poetry books: Intermission, My Flesh the Sound of Rain, The Burden of Snow and The Little Yellow House. Her work has been published widely in Canada and the U.S. and has also appeared in print in Britain, Ireland, France, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. Heather has a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria, a M.S.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh, and a PhD in English and film studies from the University of Alberta. She lives in Kamloops, B.C.