Kasey Jones is a poet, lyricist, and librettist rooted in the red soil of rural Oklahoma. Her work has appeared across film, theater, and print, earning a World Soundtrack Award nomination. The poem “She Must Go” serves as the title track of a recently released jazz album featuring Grammy, Tony, and Oscar-winning artists. Her poetry is included in What is All This Sweet Work?. Her debut poetry collection, Tiny Night Parade: Poems from the Prairie, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books.