Ieva Toleikytė (b. 1989 Vilnius) – writer and translator of Danish literature. After completing a degree in Scandinavian studies from 2015-2018 she taught Danish language, Scandinavian literature and literary theory at Vilnius University. Since 2017 she has been volunteering at Angel of Hope childrens' day centre. Her literary debut was a collection of short stories Mustard House in 2009. This poem is from her second book, Slippery Red Palace (2020).