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Rusty Morrison has been the co-founder, co-publisher of Omnidawn (www.omnidawn.com) since 2001. Her latest book, RISK, was published by Black Ocean in 2024. Her other books: After Urgency (won Tupelo’s Dorset Prize); the true keeps calm biding its story (won Ahsahta’s Sawtooth Prize, James Laughlin Award, N.California Book Award, & DiCastagnola Award); Beyond the Chainlink (Ahsahta) was a finalist for the NCIB Award & NCB Award; Book of the Given (Noemi Press). Her poems have appeared on the Poetry Foundation website, on their podcast series Poetry Now, in Colorado Review, Fence, Iowa Review, Poetry Daily, and elsewhere. Her creative nonfiction & poetry has appeared in Entropy; and her nonfiction at Harriet. Her critical &/or creative essays have appeared at Kenyon Review, Pleiades, and soon at Adroit Journal, among other places. She is a recipient of fellowships from UC Berkeley’s Arts and Research Center , Civitella Ranieri, Djerassi, and other artist residencies. She has taught in MFA programs, been a visiting poet at colleges, and teaches workshops through Omnidawn and elsewhere. She offers private consultations. For more info, see her website: www.rustymorrison.com

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