Melissa Hotchkiss’s first book of poems, Storm Damage, was published by Tupelo Press. Her poems and prose have appeared in numerous publications such as failbetter.com, The New York Times, Free Inquiry, LIT, 3rd bed, Lyric Poetry Review, Upstairs at Duroc, and the New Virginia Review. Melissa is one of the editors of Barrow Street Press and lives in New York City with her dog Jesse.