In 1992, just discharged from the Air Force, Rebecca Danelly stepped onto the Houston poetry scene where she met poets who guided her, not just in poetry, but in how to be human. After years of community workshops, she received an MFA in poetry at Texas State University in 2023. Her poems have recently been published in equinox, Kestrel, Whale Road Review, Zócalo Public Square, and Grist, among other journals and anthologies. She resides on unceded Akokisa, Atakapa, Karankawa, and Sana land with her partner, Jeremy, and her dog friend, Daisy. She teaches First Year Composition at the University of Houston–Downtown.