Adrienne Novy is a poet and teaching artist from the suburbs of Chicago. A 2020 graduate of Hamline University's creative writing program, her work explores mental health, Jewish identity, pop culture, and personal recovery with candor and intimacy. She is the author of three poetry collections: Crowd Surfing With God (Half Mystic Press, 2018; expanded edition 2023), a breakout debut praised by Hanif Abdurraqib; Erev Gildene: The Pop-Rock Survival Guide for the Modern Jewish Millennial (Game Over Books, 2022); and Good Luck in the Real World (Button Poetry, 2026). Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Bettering American Poetry.