Steve McOrmond is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Reckon (Brick Books, 2018). His debut collection, Lean Days (Wolsak and Wynn, 2004), was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award for best first book of poetry in Canada. He has an MA in English (Creative Writing) from the University of New Brunswick and is a past recipient of the Milton Acorn Award and the P. K. Page Founders’ Award for Poetry. His work has appeared in Acumen and Poetry Daily and has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry in English and Breathing Fire 2: Canada’s New Poets. He lives in Toronto. X/Twitter: @Steve_McOrmond. Instagram: @smcormond.