Lorri Ventura is a retired special education administrator based in Massachusetts, where she draws inspiration from the complexities of human experience. Her poetry has been widely published in esteemed journals such as AllPoetry, Mad Swirl, Massachusetts Bards, Parapraxis, Quabbin Quills, Red Eft Review, Wilderness House Literary Review, and Writing in a Woman's Voice. Ventura's work has received formal recognition, including three Moon Prize awards from Writing in a Woman's Voice.

Shifting the Mind's Eye, her debut poetry collection, marks a significant milestone in her literary journey. With unflinching candor and potent imagery, her poems grapple with the darker aspects of culture, family dynamics, trauma, and the search for solace. Her writing embodies a deep understanding of the human condition and the resilience that helps us process.