Schiff is the author of three poetry collections, the most recent of which, "A Woman of Property" (Penguin, 2016), was named a best poetry book of the year by The New Yorker and the Chicago Tribune. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, New Republic, A Public Space, Poetry, and elsewhere. Schiff co-edits Canarium Books and teaches poetry at the University of Iowa. “A Woman of Property” is a finalist for the 2016 L.A. Times Book Prize in Poetry.