Kevin J.B. O'Connor is a fifth year PhD candidate from Hornell, NY. He received his B.A. in Latin American Studies, Spanish, and Natural Science from Johns Hopkins University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Old Dominion University. He has published poetry in Notre Dame Review, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Aji Magazine, Mistake House Magazine, Pif Magazine, Slant, Bayou, The Tulane Review, Glassworks, Flare: The Flagler Review, Yemassee, North Dakota Quarterly, Hawaii Pacific Review, Anderbo, Luna Luna, Poetry City, USA, Literary Juice, and The Broke Bohemian, among other journals.