Pat M. Kuras is a poet and writer. In 2017, she was a Pushcart nominee. Her poetry has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Crab Creek Review, Lavender Review, Nerve Cowboy, Prison Renaissance and Writing In A Woman's Voice. Her poetry chapbooks are: The Pinball Player (Good Gay Poets, 1982), Hope: Newfound Clarity (2015) and Insomniac Bliss (2017), both from IWA Publishing Services.