Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet, writer, and editor from the Pacific Northwest whose next book, Accidental Devotions, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in 2026. Her newest collection, Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), was a Finalist in the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. Kelli is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press and she teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-res MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop. She is also the co-host of the poetry series "Poems You Need" with Melissa Studdard. www.agodon.com / www.twosylviaspress.com / www.youtube.com/@PoemsYouNeed