Bethanie Humphreys

Bethanie Humphreys is a late-blooming lesbian born in Sacramento, California, and raised on an agricultural research farm in the San Joaquin valley where her first job was weeding with a hula hoe.

Former Editor-in-Chief of the American River Review and Associate Editor and Art Director for Tule Review, her work has appeared in the U.S., Canada, and U.K., including: the Poetry Foundation, Artemis, Nonbinary Review, and Found Poetry Review. Her poetry chapbook, Dendrochronology, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019.

She has a BA in Spanish, AA in Behavioral Science, and is a UC California Certified Naturalist, and Amherst Writers and Artists method instructor. She leads various workshops including: poetry editing, science-inspired poetry, generative Amherst Writers & Artists method workshops, and an annual guided National Poetry Writing Month experience.