Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon. He writes, records, publishes, features, and performs poetry to music. Fernwood Press, an imprint of Barclay Press has published three books of Emmett's poetry. His collection titled As Clean as a Bone was published in May 2018. As Clean as a Bone was a 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist as well as a da Vinci Eye award finalist. Our Scarlet Blue Wounds was published in November 2019. Our Scarlet Blue Wounds examines poetically American "Exceptionalism" in light of political, social, and economic constructs. With Extreme Prejudice, Lest We Forget addresses poetically on the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was published in May 2022.