Rachel Todd Wetzsteon (/ˈwɛtstoʊn/;[1] November 25, 1967 – December 24/25?, 2009) was an American poet.

[2] Born in New York City, New York, the daughter of editor and critic Ross Wetzsteon, she graduated from Yale University in 1989 where she studied with Marie Borroff and John Hollander.

She lived in Manhattan and went on to teach at William Paterson University[3] and the Unterberg Poetry Center of the Ninety-Second Street Y.

Her work appeared in many publications including The New Yorker,[4] The Paris Review, The New Republic,[5] The Nation,[6] and The Village Voice.

[1][8] Since 2010, a writing prize has been offered in her memory in the Columbia University English Department.