Elizabeth Spires is the author of seven poetry collections, including Worldling and The Wave-Maker. Her poetry has appeared in the Atlantic and The New Yorker, among other publications. A professor at Goucher College, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

"Refusing lushness, Spires creates lean lines that hold the weight of thought and feeling like rope bridges over a chasm."

Elizabeth Spires is the author of seven poetry collections, including Worldling and The Wave-Maker. Her poetry has appeared in the Atlantic and The New Yorker, among other publications. A professor at Goucher College, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

"Refusing lushness, Spires creates lean lines that hold the weight of thought and feeling like rope bridges over a chasm."

Elizabeth Spires is the author of seven poetry collections, including Worldling and The Wave-Maker. Her poetry has appeared in the Atlantic and The New Yorker, among other publications. A professor at Goucher College, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

"Refusing lushness, Spires creates lean lines that hold the weight of thought and feeling like rope bridges over a chasm."