Benjamin Aleshire's work has appeared in The Times UK, Iowa Review, Boston Review, and on television in the US, China, and Spain. He is the recipient of a James Merrill Fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Center, and an excerpt of his novel-in-progress, POET FOR HIRE, was recently featured at Lit Hub and the Poetry Foundation's blog, Harriet. Ben serves as a contributing editor for the Green Mountains Review. Find him at www.poetforhire.org, and on Instagram at @benjamin_aleshire.