Carolyn Brigit Flynn is a poet and essayist whose works include the poetry collection Communion and three literary anthologies, most recently Sacred Stone, Sacred Water: Women Writers and Artists Encounter Ireland. Her poems and essays have appeared in many journals and anthologies nationwide, and she is currently publishing new essays and poetry in her Substack newsletter. Carolyn has taught writing groups and retreats in California and Ireland for more than twenty-five years. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her wife, the poet Jean Mahoney.