Natalie Solmer was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, a grandchild of immigrants from Eastern Europe. She is a former horticulturalist and florist who now teaches writing at Ivy Tech Community College as an Associate Professor of English. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of The Indianapolis Review. Her poetry has been published widely in journals such as Colorado Review, North American Review, Notre Dame Review, and Pleiades. Her visual poetry and art has been published in journals such as Harbor Review, Ethel, Talking About Strawberries All The Time, and Yes, Poetry. Her debut book of poems, Water Castle, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books in the fall of 2024.