Nikki Zielinski’s poems appear in Cincinnati Review, Best New Poets, Southern Humanities Review, Meridian, Sou’Wester, Vinyl, PANK, Bellingham Review, and elsewhere. A recipient of fellowships and scholarships from Djerassi, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Vermont Studio Center, Rasmuson Foundation, Willapa Bay AiR, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Bridport Arts Centre, and the Ohio Arts Council, she lives in Cleveland.