About the Author

Gary Mex Glazner is a florist turned poet. In 1990 he founded the National Poetry Slam and remained active in the poetry slam movement. Additionally, he's the author of three books Ears on Fire: Snapshot Essays in a World of Poets, How to Make a Living as a Poet, and How to Make a Life as a Poet. The founder of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, awarded the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Award, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.