Sofia M. Starnes
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Sofia M. Starnes, D. Litt. (hon.), Virginia Poet Laureate (2012–2014), is the author of six poetry collections, most recently The Consequence of Moonlight (Paraclete Press, 2018). She is currently working on a collection of dizains, a recasting of the 15th–16th century poetic form. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.