▁second ▁collection , ▁Lost ▁Al phabet ▁( Co pper ▁C any on ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁poetry ▁books ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁Library ▁Journal . ▁Sh ane ▁McC ra e ▁selected ▁her ▁chap book ▁The ▁Res embl ance ▁of ▁the ▁En zym es ▁of ▁Gr ass es ▁to ▁Those ▁of ▁Wh ales ▁Is ▁a ▁Family ▁Res embl ance ▁for ▁an ▁Ess ay ▁Press ▁Chap book ▁Prize . ▁Her ▁most ▁recent ▁book ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Late ▁Empire ▁( Co pper ▁C any on ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁she ▁expl ores ▁the ▁complex ities ▁- ▁beautiful ▁and ▁brut al ▁- ▁of ▁our ▁present ▁moment . ▁P ain ▁Studies , ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁cre ative ▁non - f iction ▁is ▁forth coming ▁from ▁Belle vue ▁Liter ary ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Her ▁po ems ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Nation , ▁Iowa ▁Review , ▁Den ver ▁Qu arter ly , ▁L IT , ▁and ▁other ▁journ als . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship , ▁a ▁P ush cart ▁Prize , ▁a ▁L ann an ▁Writing ▁Res iden cy , ▁and ▁poetry ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Cultural ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁S ust ain able ▁Arts ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Ol stein ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁singer - song writer ▁Jeff rey ▁Fou ca ult ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Cold ▁Sat ellite . ▁ ▁Lisa ▁Ol stein ▁currently ▁teach es ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Writ ers