Kathryn Nuernberger is the author of the poetry collections, RUE, The End of Pink, and Rag & Bone. She has also written the essay collections The Witch of Eye and Brief Interviews with the Romantic Past. Her awards include the James Laughlin Prize from the Academy of American Poets, an NEA fellowship, and "notable" essays in the Best American series. Her co-authored textbook with Maya Jewell Zeller is Advanced Poetry: A Writer's Guide and Anthology. She teaches in the MFA program at University of Minnesota.