Lauren Wilson lives in Carpinteria, California where she curates DnA design and art, a design collaborative and shop that features work by local artisans. She is also the graphic designer at DnA, as well as the facilitator for poetry readings and workshops hosted in the gallery space. The poems featured here are selected from her manuscript IDES, a book-length erasure of Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie. Lauren is currently applying to MFA programs across the country.