She graduated from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, with an MFA in 2001.
She completed her PhD in English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia.
The New York Times named her 2018 collection Transaction Histories one of the 10 best poetry books of the year.
[3] In 2020, her book Model City sold hundreds of copies[4] after an enthusiastic review in Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast.
[5] A bilingual version, translated in French by Jérémy Victor Robert, was published in February 2021.