Alicia Cook is a poet, essayist, and addiction-awareness advocate based in Newark, New Jersey. Her poetry, structured around music metaphors and personal testimony, addresses grief, addiction, mental health, and resilience with directness and accessibility. Her debut collection, Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately (Andrews McMeel, 2016), a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, was structured as a mixtape with blackout-poetry remixes. Subsequent collections include I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip (2018), Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back (2020), and The Music Was Just Getting Good (2024). She has been recognized with the 2026 Central Avenue Poetry Prize and the Becker Award from the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English. Her advocacy for families affected by addiction has earned a worldwide readership.