Aimee R. Cervenka is a writer, climate activist, and professional baker. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in more than a dozen publications, including Poet Lore, Ascent, and Slab, and was a finalist in Iron Horse Literary Review's 2023 PhotoFinish. Her micro-collection “(Not Quite) Political Animals” was published in March 2023 by Rinky Dink Press. She lives in Spokane, Washington.