Miracle Thornton is the author of the chapbook plucked, selected in the 2023 Rattle Chapbook Prize. Her poetry and prose can be found in Rattle, DREGINALD, UpNorth Lit, among other publications. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, she earned her BA in Literature, Creative Writing, & French from Bennington College. She is a candidate for an MFA in Poetry from University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program.