Bio
Ronnie Hess is an essayist, editor, journalist and poet, the author of seven poetry books and two award-winning culinary travel guides (Ginkgo Press). Born and raised in New York City, she lives in Madison, WI with her husband. Until winter 2025, she raised chickens in the backyard. The hens are the muses in Hess's latest poetry collection, Eggphrasis (Word Poetry 2023).
