A Pushcart nominated poet and lawyer, Joyce retired as a Senior Counsel from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Her poetry has been published in Another Chicago Magazine, Poetry South, PANK, Ekphrastic Review, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Sow’s Ear, Lilith, Beltway Quarterly, Comstock Review, and CALYX.  She received an honorable mention in the 2019 Allen Ginsberg poetry contest, was shortlisted for the 2018 O’Donoghue Poetry Prize, and was awarded first place in Poetica’s 2016 Rosenberg competition.  Her debut poetry collection, The Shomer, was selected as a finalist for the 2020 Blue Lynx Prize, was a semifinalist for the 2020 Elixir Press Anitvenom Award, and a semifinalist for the 2019 Codhill Press Poetry Award.