Erika Meitner is the author of six books of poems, including Holy Moly Carry Me (BOA Editions, 2018), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Useful Junk (BOA Editions, 2022). She is currently a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her newest book, Assembled Audience, will be out from Milkweed Editions in 2026.

Other poems by Erika Meitner in Verse Daily:
October 3, 2022:   "Noli Me Tangere" "I know obsession, & I'm not talking the '80s-era Calvin Klein..."
March 29, 2022:   "Touch Cave" "I am no bird but..."
May 7, 2020:   "Invitation to Tender" "My friend Danielle tells me..."
February 20, 2015:   "Wal★Mart Supercenter" "God Bless America says the bumper sticker on the racer-red..."
August 19, 2014:   "Swift Trucks" "This place has views..."
March 2, 2011:   "Instructions for Vigilant Girls" "Be the sleeping sister who sees no one...."
October 4, 2010:   "To Whom It May Concern:" "Please excuse me from the meeting...."
September 22, 2010:   "May the World to Come Be Neon, Be Water" "because my shoes are too tight...."
October 2, 2007:   "The Bar Code of Love" " I brandished the wand & pushed..."
February 11, 2004:  "Fathom" "A large man holding his arms..."

Other poems on the web by Erika Meitner:
"I refuse to be intimidated by time"
Four poems
Three poems
"To Gather Together"
"Another Ohio Road Trip"
Seven poems
"Medium / Message"
Seven poems
Two poems
Two poems
Six poems
Two poems
"I'll Remember You As You Were, Not As What You'll Become"
Three poems

Erika Meitner's Website.

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