Holly Karapetkova earned her BA from Rice University, her MFA from Georgia State University, and her PhD from the University of Cincinnati. Her poems and translations have appeared in national literary journals, including The Crab Orchard Review, The Formalist, and The Marlboro Review. She has presented at conferences held by the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, among others. Her children's poetry has been described as "refreshing," and "engaging." She teaches at Marymount University in Arlington, VA.