Dianne Stepp's poems have appeared in many literary journals and anthologies, including High Desert Journal, TAMSEN, Cider Press Review, Comstock Review, Clackamas Literary Review, Windfall, Elohi Gadugi, Portland Lights, and Regrets Only. She is a recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship and a writer's residency at Caldera. Her first chapbook, Half-Moon of Clay, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2006. She is a graduate of the Warren Wilson MFA Program in Poetry, and is also a tapestry artist, spinner, teacher and avid gardener. A retired counselor, she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband.