Simona Chitescu Weik is a poet and PhD candidate born in Romania, now living in Atlanta with her husband of six years and their wild and beautiful 2-year-old daughter. She is currently working on her dissertation, embracing all the dimensions of mothering, practicing yoga for her sanity, and teaching college students the art of writing. She is also a graduate of The Allender Center's Training Certificate Levels I & II, and has dreams of bringing story work into integration with her academic and artistic life. She is learning to embrace the inward paradox of death and resurrection. Simona’s site is currently under construction, but if you'd like to contact her, you may write to simonaweik@gmail.com.