Kim Dow­er, For­mer City Poet Lau­re­ate of West Hol­ly­wood, has pub­lished four high­ly acclaimed col­lec­tions of poet­ry, includ­ing the Gold Ippy Award win­ning col­lec­tion Sun­bathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave. She has been nom­i­nat­ed for four Push­carts, is wide­ly anthol­o­gized, and teach­es writ­ing work­shops for Anti­och Uni­ver­si­ty, the West Hol­ly­wood Library, and UCLA Writer’s Exten­sion. She resides in West Hol­ly­wood, California.