1. He graduated from Ball State in 2011.

2. In the words of Lisa Olstein, his debut book, MORE WRECK MORE WRECK, contains “poems compelled by crosscurrents of hope and fear, sadness and joy, confusion and clarity.”

3. He’s the editor-in-chief of NOÖ Journal, chapbook editor at Magic Helicopter Press, and host of the Everything is Bigger Reading Series.

4. When he isn’t writing, he enjoys playing disc golf and wearing tank tops.

5. You can check out his website here and read more of his work before he triumphantly returns to campus this week.