An American poet and fiction writer, Victoria Redel teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry collections include Already the World (Kent State University Press, 1995), winner of the Tom and Stan Wick Poetry Prize; Swoon (University of Chicago Press, 2003); and Woman Without Umbrella (Four Way Books, 2012). Her novel Loverboy (Graywolf Press, 2001) was adapted as a feature film. Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, and Ploughshares. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center.