Kirsten Smith is a poet and screenwriter. Her poetry has appeared in such literary magazines as Witness, Shenandoah, and the Gettysburg Review. She has co-written the film comedies Legally Blonde and Ten Things I Hate About You. She lives with a nice young man and their dog Pearl in Los Angeles, where she moisturizes excessively, listens to rock-and-roll music, and eats too much cheese.