Paula Hayes holds a doctorate in Textual Studies/Literature from the University of Memphis (2008) and an M.A. in Philosophy (concentration Comparative Religions) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2000). She teaches at Strayer University. Her poetry has appeared in Dead Mule and Hispanic Culture Review. Her articles have appeared in Rupkatha, MS Academic, Panchakot Essays, and forthcoming in Platte Valley Review. She resides in Memphis with her husband and their two year old son.