Alison Palmer is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Everything is Normal Here (Broadstone Books, 2022) and The Need for Hiding (Dancing Girl Press, 2018). Her work has appeared in FIELD, The Cincinnati Review, The Journal, Columbia Review, and Crazyhorse among others. Alison is the recipient of a 2022 Independent Artist Award (IAA) grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC).