Adrienne Christian is a poet, writer and fine art photographer. Her work has appeared in Hayden's Ferry, CALYX, phoebe, Prairie Schooner, The Los Angeles Review (as The Editor’s Choice) and others. Adrienne is the author of two poetry collections: 12023 Woodmont Avenue (Willow Books, 2013) and A Proper Lover (Main Street Rag, 2017). She is a fellow of both Cave Canem and Callaloo Writing Residencies. In 2007, she won the University of Michigan’s Five Under Ten Young Alumni Award. In 2016, Adrienne was a finalist for the Rita Dove International Poetry Award. She earned her PhD in English/Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska.