Every week we ask an interesting figure what they're digging into. Have ideas who we should reach out to? Let it fly: info@seattlereviewofbooks.com. Want to read more? Check out the archives.

Katy E. Ellis is a poet and educator. She's worked with Seattle Arts and Lectures' Writers in the Schools program, and is a co-founder and co-curator of WordsWest, a monthly literary series in West Seattle, which is ending its five-year run on Wednesday, June 19th (read more in our interview with her). Ellis is our Poet in Residence for June, and so far, we've published two poems from her: All Signs Are Dares, and To Squamish Waters.

What are you reading now?

A lot of the time I have a couple books on the go — like to have fiction/nonfiction — and then some poetry on the side here and there.

• I'm pretty deep into the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. (It's like eating Cheetos.)
• In tandem with that, in bits as emotionally possible, Why Religion by Elaine Pagels.
• And current poetry book Is, Is Not by Tess Gallagher (she was just at Vashon Bookstore!)

What did you read last?

• The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery.
• The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson.
• Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky (I guess who's NOT reading or read that?!?)

What are you reading next?

• Planning to read something by Miriam Toews — not sure which one!
• And I want to explore poet Hannah Sanghee Park.