Laura Moriarty is the author of A Semblance: Selected and New Poems, 1975–2007 (Omnidawn), A Tonalist, a long essay poem (Nightboat Books), and Who That Divines (Nightboat). Other recent books are Ultravioleta, a novel, from Atelos; An Air Force, a chapbook from Hooke Press; and Self-Destruction, a book of poetry, from Post-Apollo Press. She has taught at Mills College and Naropa University and is currently deputy director of Small Press Distribution in Berkeley.