Catie Rosemurgy is the author of My Favorite Apocalypse (Graywolf, 2001) and The Stranger Manual (Graywolf, 2010). Her most recent work is a chapbook of poems called First the Burning (Bloof Books, 2018.) She’s the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. She lives in Philadelphia and teaches at The College of New Jersey.