Gary Glauber is a widely published poet, fiction writer, teacher, musician, former music journalist, business owner, and sportswriter. He is the author of five poetry collections: Small Consolations (Aldrich Press), Worth the Candle (Five Oaks Press), Rocky Landscape With Vagrants (Cyberwit Press), A Careful Contrition (Shanti Arts), and Inside Outrage (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions). He also has published two chapbooks: Memory Marries Desire (Finishing Line Press) and The Covalence of Equanimity (SurVision Books), a winner of 2019 James Tate Poetry Contest.Glauber has had a career featuring over 500 published poems, many of which have been nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart Prizes. He holds an MFA degree in Playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon University, and he has contributed work to a number of celebrated anthologies. He can often be seen taking part in local and online readings, sharing his work in a variety of venues, including the New York Poetry Festival on Governor's Island. Over the years, he also has been associated with several larger poetry projects including Found Poetry Review's 'Pulitzer Remix,' wherein he created a diverse cornucopia of 30 poems in one month derived from and inspired by the assigned source material of Richard Russo's classic novel Empire Falls.He loves to share his passions for literature, journalism, and music, and he is grateful for the energy and enthusiasm that his students bring to the classroom. These past few years have been unlike any other, presenting challenges from moment to moment, and proving the resourceful resilience of the human spirit. As we slowly emerge into the cautious parameters of this new normal, Glauber remains an astute observer of life's absurdities, eager to capture the ever-elusive magic of the creative muse again.