J.C. Scharl is a poet and critic, and the poetry editor of Plough. Her poetry has appeared internationally on the BBC and in some of the nation’s top poetry journals, including The New Ohio Review, The Hopkins Review, and The American Journal of Poetry. Her criticism has appeared in many magazines and journals, including Dappled Things, The Lamp, Fare Forward, Religion & Liberty, and others. She is the author of the poetry collection Ponds (Poiema Poetry Series 2024), and the verse play Sonnez Les Matines (Wiseblood, 2023). She is the Seminar Manager at Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Twitter: @JcScharl