Rachel Wiley is a queer, biracial poet and performer living in Cleveland, Ohio.

In addition to performing at slam venues, colleges, and festivals nationwide she is also a teaching artist. Rachel is the author of three full length poetry collections published by Button Poetry:

Nothing is Okay (2018), Fat Girl Finishing School (re-released 2020), and  Revenge Body(2022)-which was recently named the 2023 winner of the American Library Associations Stonewall Barbara Gittings Literature Award for Poetry.