Geoffrey Gatza is an award winning poet and editor. He is the author of many books of poetry, including APOLLO (BlazeVOX, 2014), SECRETS OF MY PRISON HOUSE (BlazeVOX, 2010), Kenmore: Poem Unlimited (Casa Menendez, 2009), BLACK DIAMOND GOLDEN BOY TAKES BULL BY HORNS (BlazeVOX, 2008), and HouseCat Kung Fu: Strange Poems for Wild Children (Meritage Press, 2008). He is also the author of the yearly Thanksgiving Menu-Poem Series, a book length poetic tribute for prominent poets, now in it's tenth year. His visual art poems have been displayed in the gallery shows OCCUPY THE WALLS: A Poster Show, AC Gallery (NYC), 2011, and LANGUAGE TO COVER A WALL: Visual Poetry through its changing media, UB ART GALLERY (Buffalo, NY), 2011-12. Geoffrey Gatza is the editor and Publisher of the small press BlazeVOX. The fundamental mission of BlazeVOX is to disseminate poetry, through print and digital media, both within academic spheres and to society at large. He lives in Kenmore, NY with his girlfriend and two beloved cats.