Lesley Wheeler

Lesley Wheeler's books are Poetry's Possible Worlds, a book about reading 21st century poetry during a time of crisis; the novel Unbecoming; and seven poetry books, most recently The State She's In. Poetry Editor of Shenandoah, she was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and now resides in Virginia. Her partner is comics scholar, fiction writer, and playwright Chris Gavaler. They have two children.