Phil Linz was born in Brooklyn, NY, and was raised in the Rockaway Beach section of Queens, NY. He has also lived in New Orleans, Tucson, Los Angeles, New York City (East Village), Morrisville, PA, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, and Pooler, GA; since October 2011 he has lived in Wilmington, DE. After almost 40 years as a working chemist, Mr. Linz retired in May, 2018. He's been writing poetry since 1971 and is the founder and publisher of Fierce Grace Press, specializing in chapbooks, believing in the concept of Publishing Under the Radar. This volume includes his eight published chapbooks and two unpublished collections.