Rachel McKibbens is a two-time New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and author of Into the Dark & Emptying Field, a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize, and Pink Elephant. Her chapbook, Mammoth, was runner-up for the David Blair Poetry Prize. McKibbens is a member of Latinas Unidas and co-curator of the acclaimed reading series Poetry & Pie Night in upstate, NY. More of her work can be found at rachelmckibbens.com.