Christian McEwen is a freelance writer, educator, and cultural activist, who has taught poetry and creative writing all over Scotland and the United States. She has edited five anthologies, including Sparks from the Anvil: the Smith College Poetry Interviews (Bauhan, 2015) and is currently working on a new book called In Praise of Listening. Her book World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down is now in its eighth printing. McEwen grew up in the borders of Scotland, and currently lives in western Massachusetts.