Erika Meitner is the author of six books of poems, including Ideal Cities (HarperCollins, 2010), which was a 2009 National Poetry series winner; Copia (BOA Editions, 2014); Holy Moly Carry Me (BOA Editions, 2018), which won the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in Poetry, and was a finalist for the Library of Virginia Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry; and Useful Junk (BOA Editions, 2022), which was a finalist for the Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award in poetry. Her newest book, Assembled Audience, is due out from Milkweed Editions in 2026.