Natalie Simpson’s poetry has appeared in several anthologies, including Post-Prairie (Talonbooks, 2005), Shift & Switch (Mercury Press, 2005), Shy (University of Alberta Press, 2013), and The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2013 (Tightrope). She practices pro bono law in Calgary, Alberta and curates filling Station magazine’s flywheel Reading Series. Her first book of poetry, accrete or crumble, was published by LINEbooks in 2006.