Austin Alexis hails from New York City. He is the author of the poetry collection 'Privacy Issues' (Broadside Lotus Press) and his second full-length poetry collection, The Whirlpool Bath, is forthcoming this fall from Kelsay Books. Austin has published fiction, poetry, reviews, essays and drama in Poetica Review (UK), Danse Macabre, Poetry Pacific (Canada), The Journal, Home Planet News Online and others.