David Blair grew up in Pittsburgh. He is the author of two new books from MadHat Press, his fourth collection of poetry, Barbarian Seasons (2020), and Walk Around: Essays on Poetry and Place (2019). Thomas Lux chose his first collection Ascension Days for the Del Sol Poetry Prize in 2007. Arsonville (New Issues Poetry & Prose) and Friends with Dogs (Sheep Meadow Press) both came out in 2016. He currently teaches writing at Bentley University, Framingham State University, and in the online masters degree program in creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and he has recently taught in the MFA Writing Program at the University of New Hampshire. www.davidblairpoetry.com
