Amelia Ada is a poet+essayist // from Los Angeles // based in Berlin <3

>> She is the author of Hard and Glad, forthcoming from DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e) in 2026.

>> Her writing has appeared widely in journals including ZYZZYVA, Boston Review, Denver Quarterly, Southwest Review, and West Branch.

>> She holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.

>> Her current work includes a book of lyric criticism, based on her doctoral dissertation, about the amorous relationship between reader and text, often called “the love of literature.” She has also begun a project on underground electronic music and rave culture.

>> She co-hosts the podcast You Shouldn’t Let Poets Lie To You.