Matthew Murrey’s poems have appeared widely, most recently in Split Rock Review, Another Chicago Magazine, and Rust + Moth. He’s an NEA Fellowship recipient, and his collection, Bulletproof, was published in 2019 by Jacar Press. He was a public school librarian for over twenty years and lives in Urbana, Illinois with his partner; they have two grown sons. His website is at https://www.matthewmurrey.net/  and he is on Twitter and Instagram @mytwords.