Emily Warn is the author of two books of poetry, The Novice Insomniac (1996) and The Leaf Path (1982), both from Copper Canyon Press; and two chapbooks, The Book of Esther and Highway Suit. She has served as acting publisher of Copper Canyon Press, and most recently taught creative writing at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is currently working as the web editor for The Poetry Foundation.