Emily Clarke Emily Clarke is a Cahuilla Native American writer, student, bead artist, activist, cordage instructor, and traditional Bird Dancer. Emily’s work has been featured in journals such as News from Native California, Pipe Wrench Magazine, On Loan from the Cosmos, and others. Emily has received the UC Riverside Chancellor’s Award for Poetry, a 2022 Pushcart Prize nomination, and a nomination for “Best of the Net.” In 2021, her creative essay, “Language of Loss,” was included on CLMP’s Native American Heritage Month Reading List. In her free time, Emily runs her small business, Cahuilla Woman Creations, and is a co-editor of Rejected Lit Mag.  Emily takes inspiration from her favorite books which include Bad Bad by Chelsey Minnis, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay, Teeth Never Sleep by Ángel García, Up Jump The Boogie by John Murillo, and A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown. Currently, Emily is working towards a full length collection of poetry depicting her experience as a Cahuilla Native American woman in 21st Century American society. You can find Emily on Instagram @cahuillawoman.