Rachel Edelman is a Jewish poet from Memphis, Tennessee. Her work has been published in Beloit Poetry Journal, Crab Orchard Review, The Threepenny Review, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and residencies from Crosstown Arts, the Mineral School, the Academy of American Poets, and the University of Washington. She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington and a BA in English and geology from Amherst College. She writes, teaches, and resides in Seattle. Find more of her work at www.rachelsedelman.com.