Miriam N. Kotzin is Professor of English at Drexel University, a poet and short-story writer, editor of , a literary journal, and a contributing editor at Boulevard Magazine edited by Richard Burgin. Kotzin has published over 120 poems and has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize. She is also the author of over 50 short stories. She has published several volumes: three collections of poetry, Reclaiming the Dead (2009), Weights and Measures (2010), and Taking Stock (2011); and Just Desserts (2010), a collection of short stories.