Abraham Burickson is a poet, essayist, and conceptual artist. His work has appeared widely, in such publications as Blackbird, The Painted Bride Quarterly, Time Out Chicago, Southwestern American Literature, and the Best New Poets 2008 Anthology. A chapbook of his poems, Charlie, will be published by Codhill Press in Spring 2010. Mr. Burickson currently teaches writing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.