Alexandria Peary (MFA, MFA, PhD) serves as New Hampshire Poet Laureate. She is the author of nine books, including Prolific Moment: Theory and Practice of Mindfulness for Writing and Battle of Silicon Valley at Daybreak. Her poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in the Yale Review, North American Review, Gettysburg Review, New American Writing, New York Times, and the Southern Humanities Review. The recipient of a 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship, she received the Iowa Poetry Prize and Best of NH (for inspiring artist). Alex specializes in mindful writing, described in her TEDx talk, “How Mindfulness Can Transform the Way You Write." She is a frequent presenter on mindful writing, including the keynote address for the Secondary School Writing Centers Association and the mindful writing webinar series for the National Council of Teachers of English where she was architect and host of show. She is editor-in-chief at Under the Madness Magazine, a magazine edited by teens, publishing teens worldwide, and a professor in the English Department at Salem State University where she teaches creative and mindful writing.