Heather Christle

Heather Christle is the author of The Crying Book (Catapult, 2019) as well as four poetry collections, including Heliopause (Wesleyan University Press, 2015) and What Is Amazing (Wesleyan University Press, 2012). 

The recipient of a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, Christle is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Emory University and lives in Decatur, Georgia.