Sims is the author of four books of poetry:
Staying Alive (
Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016),
My god is this a man,
Stranger, and
Practice, Restraint (
Fence Books). In 2014,
powerHouse Books published
Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson, compiled and edited by Sims. She has published five poetry
chapbooks, including
POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie, 2011). Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, including
Aufgabe,
Black Clock,
Black Warrior Review,
Colorado Review,
Columbia Poetry Review,
Crayon, and
Denver Quarterly, among others. She has published book reviews and essays in
Boston Review,
New England Review,
Rain Taxi, and
The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Her honors include the 2005 Fence Books Alberta Prize for
Practice, Restraint and a Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship from the Japan-US Friendship Commission in 2006. Sims is a graduate of the
College of William and Mary. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the
University of Washington. She is a professor of creative writing, literature and composition who currently teaches at
New York University. She has been a featured writer for Harriet, the
Poetry Foundation's blog, and she is a co-editor of
Instance Press with poets
Elizabeth Robinson,
Beth Anderson, and
Susanne Dyckman. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey. ==Published works==