Julie Poole

Julie Poole was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She received a BA from Columbia University and an MFA in poetry from The University of Texas at Austin. Her first book of poems, Bright Specimen (Deep Vellum, 2021), was inspired by The Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center. She has received fellowship support from the James A. Michener Center and participated in writing residencies at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, 100 West, and Yaddo.