Ryan EckesRyan Eckes was born in Northeast Philadelphia in 1979. He is the author of two poetry collections published by Furniture Press Books, OLD NEWS (2011) and VALU-PLUS (2015). More of his writing can be found in the book when i come here (Plan BPress, 2007), on his blog, and in various journals. Along with Stan Mir, he organizes the Chapter & Verse Reading Series. He works as an adjunct English professor at Temple University and other colleges. Read More Read Less