Caits Meissner is the author of the illustrated hybrid poetry book Let It Die Hungry (The Operating System, 2016). She is published in literary journals including The Literary Review, Narrative, Drunken Boat, Adroit, and The Offing. Caits has taught, consulted and co-created extensively for over 15 years across a wide spectrum of communities, with a special focus on imprisoned people, women and youth. She is the Prison and Justice Writing Program Manager at PEN America in New York City.