Aleks Zywicki is a teacher of English and creative writing at The Hudson School, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He received an MFA from the New School, where he studied poetry. His work appears in: Gulf Coast, Bear Review, Landlocked, Right Hand Pointing, Concho River Review, The Inquisitive Eater and Armchair Shotgun. His honors include a poetry fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing and in 2023, he was named a semi-finalist in the 92Y Discovery Poetry contest. He lives in New Jersey with his family.