Chad Rutter is an emerging poet originally from rural Nebraska now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in sculpture. His poetry has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Rust and Moth, Sugar House Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Midwest Noir, Ballast Journal, Muleskinner Journal, Pictura Journal, Novus Literary Arts, Calendula Review, Dodo Eraser, and Right Hand Pointing. He is a 2026 Best of the Net nominee.