BEATRIZ HAUSNER was born in Chile and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was a teenager. She is the author of many poetry books, including She Who Lies Above, Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, and Enter the Raccoon. Her writing has been published widely and her books have been published internationally and translated into several languages, including her native Spanish, French, Dutch, and Greek. Hausner, who is trilingual, served three terms as President of the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada and was Chair of the Public Lending Right Commission. She was also a founding publisher of Quattro Books. Hausner lives in Toronto.