Terry Ofner grew up in Iowa not far from the Mississippi River and holds degrees from the University of Iowa. He has published poems in World Order, San Pedro River Review, One (Jacar), Orange Blossom Review, Parabola, and The Journal of Bahá’í Studies. He is the recipient of the 2024 Thomas Merton Prize in the Poetry of the Sacred. For more information, visit terryofner.com.
