Zachariah Claypole White is a North Carolina-born writer and educator.  

His poetry and prose have appeared in Southeast Review, Prairie Schooner, Bourbon Penn, The Hong Kong Review, Strange Horizons, The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, and The Rumpus, amongst others. Zachariah’s awards include Flying South's poetry prize as well as two nominations for the Best of the Net and one for a Pushcart Prize.

His work explores the intersections of disability, grief, identity, and belonging, as well as the lived experiences of surviving and navigating severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  

Zachariah has received support from the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, Writer’s Digest, and Disquiet International. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and English literature from Oberlin College and an M.F.A. in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, where he was a Jane Cooper Poetry Fellow. 

Currently based in Philadelphia, Zachariah teaches at the Community College of Philadelphia, Saint Joseph’s University, and the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College.