Christine Salkin Davis is a writer, poet, and artist from Concord, North Carolina. She is an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte. Her books and poetry explore death and dying, spirituality, belonging, and social justice and compassionate living. She has published 12 non-fiction, academic, and children’s books. Her poetry appears in her books Death: The Beginning of a Relationship (Hampton Press, 2010), and End of Life Communication: Stories from the Dead Zone (Routledge, 2019). Her poems have also been published in Penwood Review, Bards Against Hunger; Families, Systems, & Health; and Listen: A Seeker’s Resource. Her poetry book, Life and Death and Holy in Every Breath, is forthcoming from Wild Rising Press. She is currently writing a memoir tentatively titled Searching through Time: Searching for Home, about her time living in Ireland and searching for her ancestors. Information about her books, poetry, and art can be found at www.christinesalkindavis.com.