Robin Walter (she/her/hers) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She received a BA from Colorado College and an MFA from Colorado State University. Walter is the author of Little Mercy (Graywolf Press, 2025), which was selected by Victoria Chang as the winner of the 2024 Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Her poetry and essays have been featured in American Poetry Review, Poets.org, Seneca Review, West Branch, Wildness and elsewhere. Walter is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has one well behaved dog (Banjo) and another poorly behaved dog (Fiddle).