Matthew Borczon is a poet and artist and retired Navy sailor from Erie Pennsylvania. He has written 18 books of poetry as well as a collection of short stories. Recent titles are Twelve Gauge from Rust Belt Press and Post Deployment from Dumpster Fire Press. Matt publishes widely in the small press and has been nominated for the Pushcart and best of the Net. He is currently a nurse in a Plasma Donation Center when he is not writing. He is married with four children.