Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon, where he reads, writes, and performs poetry. Emmett has published six poetry collections and four recordings, including As Clean as a Bone (2018), Fragments (2015), Bread Widow (2013), The Meaning of Me (2012), We Think We Know (2011), and He Sees Things (2010). He served in 2014 and 2016 on the nomination committee for the selection of Oregon's Poet Laureate.