Joanne Veal Gabbin is the Executive Director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, founder and organizer of the Wintergreen Women Writers' Collective, and Professor of English at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A widely published author, dedicated teacher and scholar, she has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship and leadership. She is married to Dr. Alexander Gabbin and has one daughter, Jessea Nayo Gabbin.