Chloe Honum is a New Zealand-American writer and the author of two books of poetry, The Tulip-Flame and The Lantern Room, and a chapbook, Then Winter.

Chloe’s poems and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, The Yale Review, and Poetry. Her honors include a Ruth Lilly Fellowship, a Sargeson Fellowship for New Zealand Writers, and a Pushcart Prize, as well as residencies at MacDowell, Djerassi, and the American Academy in Rome.

Currently, Chloe is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Baylor University, where she also directs the Beall Poetry Festival. She has presented her work widely, including for the University of Virginia, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, and the Auckland Writers Festival. In 2026, Chloe will be a James Merrill House Fellow, a Yaddo Fellow, and will also return to MacDowell.