John Medeiros is a poetry, memoirist, and lawyer living in Minneapolis. His is the author of couplets for a shrinking world (North Star Press) and co-editor of Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose, and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press). His work has appeared in several anthologies, including Squares and Rebels (Handtype Press), Poetry City, USA, vol. 2 (Lowbrow Press), Collective Brightness (Sibling Rivalry Press), Other Words: A Writer’s Reader (Kendall/Hunt), and Gents, Badboys, and Barbarians: New Gay Male Poetry (Alison Publications). His writing is featured in numerous journals, including qarrtsiluni, Midway Journal, Marco Polo Quarterly, Two Hawks Quarterly, Raging Dove, Second Run, Swell, Sport Literate, Hot Metal Press, Water~Stone Review; Gulf Coast; Willow Springs, The Talking Stick, and Evergreen Chronicles. He is the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board grants; Gulf Coast ‘s Nonfiction Award; and the AWP Intro Journals Award. He has an MFA from Hamline University (St. Paul), and his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays (2006). He co-curated the Queer Voices Reading Series with Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 2005 to 2018. More information about him can be found at his website, www.jmedeiros.net.