Micah Ruelle is a queer poet from America’s Heartland. They hold an MFA from Texas State University. Their first chapbook, Failure to Merge, was published by Finishing Line Press. Their second chapbook, Clean Getaway, was a semi-finalist for the YesYes Books’ Vinyl Chapbook Competition and a finalist for both the Concrete Wolf & Nine Syllables Press Chapbook Competitions. They were also selected by Kaveh Akbar for the Best New Poets Anthology for 2021.