Kevin Varrone received his M.A. in poetry in 1997. He is the author of the chapbook g-point Almanac (6/21-9/21) (ixnay press, 2000) and the forthcoming collection id est (g-point Almanac 9/22-12-20) (forthcoming, Fall 2007, from Instance Press). His poems have also appeared in Mass Ave, The Baltimore Review, American Poetry Review's Philly Edition, and Pavement Saw. He is co-founder of Beautiful Swimmer Press. He teaches at Temple University and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.