Jay Baron NicorvoJay Baron Nicorvo is the author of the novel The Standard Grand and a poetry collection, Deadbeat. His nonfiction has twice been named "notable" in Best American Essays. Nicorvo's writing has been featured on NPR and PBS NewsHour. A proud community cllege graduate, he's taught at Eckerd, Cornell, and Emerson colleges. He lives with his wife, Thisbe Nissen, their son, a couple of cats, a dog, and a dozen chickens on a defunct farm outside of Battle Creek, Michigan. Read More Read Less