Joe Hall was born in the woods and is devoted to Cheryl. His poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in Gulf Coast, HTMLGIANT, Octopus, Hayden's Ferry Review, Versal and elsewhere. His books include THE DEVOTIONAL POEMS (Black Ocean, 2013), PIGAFETTA IS MY WIFE (Black Ocean, 2010) and, with Chad Hardy, THE CONTAINER STORE (SpringGun Press, 2012).