From the Desk of the Poet:

I'm interested in themes of place and belonging; I believe we are all intricately shaped by our environment and much of my inspiration comes from my love for the Carolinas, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and my family's farm in Asheville, N.C. My first book of poetry, Leaving Troy traces those themes through my adolescence and early adulthood, my second book Respublica, takes a larger view of our collective human history, and my third book, the one I'm currently working on, addresses issues of *nostos,* or homecoming. I believe the possibilities for a poetics of place are limitless, and I hope to spend the rest of my life mining its richness. 

Joshua Kulseth earned his B.A. in English from Clemson University, his M.F.A. in poetry from Hunter College, and his Ph.D. in poetry from Texas Tech University. His poems have appeared and are forthcoming in Tar River Poetry, The Emerson Review, The Worcester Review, Rappahannock Review, The Windhover, and others. His book, Leaving Troy, was shortlisted for the Cider Press Review Publication Competition, and is curently under contract with Finishing Line Press. He is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Franciscan University of Steubenville.