Erika Meitner is the author of five books of poems, including Holy Moly Carry Me (BOA Editions, 2018); Copia (BOA Editions, 2014); and Ideal Cities (Harper Perennial, 2010), which was a 2009 National Poetry Series winner. She is currently an Associate Professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she directs the undergraduate and MFA programs in creative writing.