Angela Heiser grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio and now lives near Raleigh. She spends her days herding children and adding to her TBR pile. She leads the Communications team for the North Carolina Poetry Society and manages publicity for indie authors at Abode Press. Outside of work she is writing a book of docupoems on American women in aerospace. Instagram @angelacheiser
Selected work
"Dear Grandma Juniper"
Beyond the Page, 2026
“Ode to Oligochaeta: Fast [earth]worms need saving too” “Anchor”
Durham County Library, 2026
“In his next life he’ll excavate tree bark”
Clackamas Literary Review, 2026
Dead of Winter IV: An Anthology
Milk & Cake Press, 2026
"Child of the Cascade Volcanic Arc" and "Pepsi Breath"
Novus Literary Arts Journal, 2025
Behemoth Magazine
Behemoth Magazine, 2025
"Anteater's Warning"
Carolina Piedmont Writers Guild, 2025
My three-year-old wished on a dandelion — The Poetry Lighthouse
The Poetry Lighthouse, 2025
"Nags Head Woods Preserve"
The Poetry Lighthouse, 2025
"Lion’s tooth bouquet"
The Poetry Lighthouse, 2025
G(rammy): an ode to Skagit Valley summers — boats against the current
boats against the current, 2025
ROOTS AND RUINS: Poetry Anthology
Arcana Poetry Press, 2025
"My fairy godmother would"
Full House Literary, 2025
Translations from German to English of "Herbst," "Schnee," and "Herbstweh"
The Poetry Lighthouse, 2026
"James Sylvester" and "Tree Canopy"
Carolina Piedmont Writers Guild, 2024
Willow and me
Wrong Directions, 2025
"Cornhusker," "Pillowcases," "Whisper"
The Red Mud Review, 2025
"Walking Meditation on Sycamore Trail"
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine, 2025