Erika Hodges is a poet, performance artist and public defender living in New Orleans. They are a recent graduate of Pratt Institute where they received their MFA as the Leslie Scalapino Scholar. Their work can be found at Flag + Void, CALYX, & The Poetry Project among others. They hosted and curated an interview series for Wendy’s Subway entitled, What Happens After The End. Their work has been nominated for both The Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. They are currently working both on a poet's novel entitled Pink Houses and on their caseload as a staff attorney at Orleans Public Defenders.