Bio
Grace Noelke is a naturalist, poet, and horsewoman shaped by the rangelands of West Texas. As an 8th-generation Texan, her writing explores how anthropocentric values define and change landscapes, often examining the intersection of agriculture, ecology, and the West. Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts in Horticulture from Texas A&M University, and she was a 2025-2026 Pearl Hogrefe Fellow. She is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing and the Environment at Iowa State University.