Michele Battiste is the author of four books of poems and an oracle deck, including Waiting for the Wreck to Burn, which won the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence, and The Elsewhere Oracle. Michele's work has appeared widely, including in American Poetry Review, American Book Review, Women's Studies Quarterly, and elsewhere. Other honors include awards and fellowships from AWP, the Center of the American West, and Good Hart Artist Residency. She is Associate Director of Philanthropy for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado.