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Michele Battiste is the author of four poetry books and an oracle deck, including Waiting for the Wreck to Burn (2019), which won the Louise Bogan Award from Trio House Press, and The Elsewhere Oracle, forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press in August, 2025. She lives in Colorado where she writes stories, poems, and divinations, and works to tackle climate change and protect nature. Visit michelebattiste.net to learn more.
