Teresa Pham-Carsillo (she/her) is a Vietnamese American writer of poetry and fiction. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Communications from the University of California, Davis, she became an office-bound marketer, stealing time in the early and late hours to write. 

 

Her poems, short fiction, and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Poetry Magazine, The Southern Review, Black Warrior Review, and Salt Hill Journal. She also runs the popular @poeticpuppets account on Instagram, where she pairs iconic muppet imagery with lines from her favorite poems. 

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She resides in Napa, California, with her husband and their whippet Ollie.