Tristin Rutherford is a poet and author who is currently working on her MFA at Goddard in creative short fiction. She has written a book of poetry titled “The Poet” which was recently published through Wayzgoose Press and also works with UMass Chan medical school as the Administrative Coordinator for the Office of Health Equity. She grew up in Alaska, went to undergrad in Davidson, North Carolina, and has since worked in several states around the country until landing, for now, in Worcester, Massachusetts with her fiance and their cat, Pops.