Ben Clark grew up in rural Nebraska and now lives in Chicago, Illinois. He has worked as an English teacher, librarian, tile maker, track coach, and in a microwaveable popcorn factory. Recently he graduated with an MFAW from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and acts an assistant editor for Muzzle Magazine. His first full-length collection of poetry, Reasons To Leave The Slaughter (Write Bloody 2011), won the 2010 Write Bloody Book Contest. This poem is from Kate Jury Denton Texas, a book written collaboratively with Colin Winnette. You can find out more at www.benclarkpoetry.com.