Andrea Hollander is a poet and essayist, born in Berlin and raised across the United States. She is the author of six full-length poetry collections, including And Now, Nowhere But Here, Blue Mistaken for Sky, and Landscape with Female Figure: New & Selected Poems. Hollander's numerous honors include the 49th Parallel Prize in Poetry, the Vern Rutsala Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arkansas Arts Council.