Todd Heldt is a Chicago‑based writer and librarian. He is the author of the poetry collections Card Tricks for the Starving (Ghost Road Press) and The Science of Broken People (Little Poem Press). His work has appeared widely in online and print literary journals. His honors include the Rose Warner Prize for Poetry and the Abbie M. Copps Poetry Prize.

Additional information is available in Books and Awards, Selected Publications, Online Work, and Lessons I’ve Learned about Poetry.