Maris­sa Bell Tof­foli lives in Berke­ley, Cal­i­for­nia where she works as an edi­tor, poet, and cre­ative writ­ing teacher. She holds an MFA in Writ­ing from Cal­i­for­nia Col­lege of the Arts, where she focused her work on poet­ry. In 2011, TheWrit­eDeal pub­lished an e‑chapbook of her poems, Under the Jacaran­da. You can read her inter­views with authors at http://wordswithwriters.com. When not read­ing or writ­ing, Tof­foli loves to trav­el, and kick back watch­ing Bol­ly­wood movies.

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