John C. Mannone has poems in Anthology of Appalachian Writers XV [Barbara Kingsver], Red Branch Review, Windhover, North Dakota Quarterly, Adanna Literary Journal, Anacua Literary Arts Journal, Number One, Artemis Journal, Poetry South, Red Coyote, Blue Fifth Review, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Baltimore Review, Pedestal, Pirene’s Fountain, and others. He’s a Jean Ritchie Fellowship winner in Appalachian literature (2017) and served as the celebrity judge for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (2018). He has four poetry collections, and three chapbooks. He’s been nominated for the Pushcart, Rhysling, and Best of the Net awards. He edits poetry for Abyss & Apex and Silver Blade. He’s a professor of physics and nuclear safety consultant teaching mathematics in East Tennessee.