E. D. Watson (she/they) is an award-winning poet, yoga teacher, and certified Practitioner of Poetic Medicine in Central Texas. She is the author of four poetry collections: My Phone is Full of Cute Cats and Dead Children (2025), Honey in the Vein (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2023), Via Dolorosa & Advent Wreath (2024), and Anoroexorcism (Bottlecap Press, 2022). Individuals poems can be found at Rattle, Ms., and other journals. She emcees quarterly open mics and helps run When the River Speaks, a poetry and art zine whose mission is to foster and celebrate creative community in San Marcos, Texas.

She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Texas State University, where she was a Rose Fellow. In 2023 she was awarded the Cow Creek Chapbook Prize for Via Dolorosa & Advent Wreath (2024), and in 2021 won the Able Muse Write Prize for Poetry.

E. D. Watson is also a certified Practitioner of Poetic Medicine, the highest level of training offered by the Institute for Poetic Medicine. She leads poetry and somatic classes in parks, libraries, retreat spaces, and online, and is always on the lookout for new places to offer this healing modality. The most interesting place she has taught (to date) was inside a bird-watching shelter!

In addition, Watson is a certified yoga teacher (YTT200). She leads poetry and yoga workshops designed to release trapped language from the body to enhance healing and self-knowledge. She believes poetry is alive and well, and for everyone. She also believes in the body: Its dignity, resilience and wisdom — regardless of appearance or ability. In this spirit, workshops are designed for participants at all experience levels.