Erin Hoover is the author of two previous poetry collections: Barnburner (Elixir, 2018), and No Spare People (Black Lawrence, 2023). Originally from Pennsylvania, Hoover lives in Cookeville, Tennessee, and teaches creative writing at Tennessee Tech University. She curates and hosts a poetry reading series, Sawmill Poetry, and serves as the Poet Laureate of Cookeville in 2026-2027.