SHARI CAPLAN
Shari Caplan is the siren behind 'Advice from a Siren,' published by Dancing Girl Press in 2016. Her poems have swum into Gulf Coast, Painted Bride Quarterly, The Curator, Deluge, Drunk Monkeys, Non-binary Review, and elsewhere. Shari’s work has earned her a scholarship to The Home School in Hudson, a fellowship to The Vermont Studio Center, and nominations for a Rhylsing Award, a Bettering American Poetry Award, and a Pushcart Prize. A wearer of many tophats, she has produced and performed in “The Poetry Circus,” “The Fairy Tale Poetry Walking Tour,” and other cross-pollinations for the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. She serves as the Madame for the Boston chapter of The Poetry Society of New York’s “The Poetry Brothel.” She also acts passionately and works on the Development Team at Fenway Health to raise money for a healthier, more equitable future.