Gabrielle Langley is Houston Poetry Fest's Featured Poet for 2017. She has been featured in the Huffington Post as one of Houston's important emerging poets (“Five Poets You Need to Know About,” HuffPost 11/23/2015). A recipient of the Lorene Pouncey Award, Houston Poetry Fest's Jury Prize, Vivian Nellis Memorial Award for Creative Writing, and an ARTlines national poetry finalist, her work has been appearing in a variety of literary journals. Ms. Langley is also a founder and editor of Red Sky: poetry on the global epidemic of violence against women (Sable Books – 2016). She works during the day as a licensed mental health professional. To safeguard her own mental health, she writes poetry and dances Argentine tango at night. Additional information about this poet can be found at www.gabriellelangley.com .