Julia Hastain aka j/j hastain is a performance artist, photographer, musician, teacher, gender-revolutionary and phonic-theorist. j/j's poetry, essays and chapbooks have appeared in publications both online and in print, including Cliterature, Hot Whiskey, Mappemunde, MiPOesias, hotmetalpress Poetry Prize 2008, etc. j/j received a BA in poetry, music, gender and cultural studies, and an MFA in contemporary poetics. j/j lives outside Boulder, CO, with j/j's Beloved.