Philip Terman is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently, Our Portion: New and Selected Poems. A selection of his poems, My Dear Friend Kafka was translated into Arabic and published in Damascus, Syria. His poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, The Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, The Sun Magazine, and been included in a mural by James Simon, “The Singing Musicians” at the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. He’s a professor of English at Clarion University, and the coordinator of The Bridge Literary and Arts Center in Franklin, Pennsylvania. More information can be found at www.philipterman.com.