Celeste Lipkes’ first book of poems, Radium Girl, was published in 2023 by the Wisconsin Poetry Series. Her critical prose has appeared in magazines such as Electric Lit, The Rumpus, and 32 Poems. She taught poetry at the University of Virginia and lead workshops for patients, caregivers, and providers in various clinical settings. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she co-directs the Ethics and Humanities course for UNC medical students and practices psychiatry. She is at work on a lyric memoir.