RACHEL McKIBBENS is a Chicana poet, essayist, activist, and two-time New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow. Her most recent collection of poetry is  Blud (Copper Canyon Press, 2017). Her previous works include: Pink Elephant (Cypher Books, 2009), Into the Dark & Emptying Field (Small Doggies Press, 2013) and the chapbook Mammoth (Organic Weapon Arts, 2013).