A. H. Spadafora lives in the Atlanta area with underused degrees in the social sciences and humanities and borrowed pets (mostly cats!). She is currently working on a variety of manuscripts and building a career from freelance gigs, and is particularly enthusiastic about research, creativity, and balancing career with personal well-being. Her debut poetry collection, Moments of Peace, was originally published as an e-book in 2013 and updated for print publication in 2024. This latest work, Eightfold: Zen Poetry for Blindly Clasping Beings, is the first of a few works in progress focused on a twenty-plus year dialog with Buddhist theory and practice.