As the day is long and as the grass is green, Elise Houcek is a writer, artist, teacher, and caregiver. She is the author of TRACTATUS (Spuyten Duyvil, 2021) and The Leafs (Creative Writing Department, 2022). Recent writing has appeared in TAGVVERK, Keith LLC, APARTMENT Poetry, and DIAGRAM. Find her at elisehoucek.com.