Rachel was born in Washington, D.C., where she saw Richard Nixon in the halls of the Capitol. She's the author of Hotel Imperium (Georgia), winner of the Contemporary Poetry Series Competition. Loden has also published four chapbooks, including The Richard Nixon Snow Globe (just out from Wild Honey Press). Her poems appear in The Best American Poetry 2005, The Pushcart Prize XXVI, The Iowa Review, and Jacket, the latter two also publishing interviews.  She lives in Palo Alto, California, and has a website.