Buffy Aakaash grew up around the hills and lakes of New Jersey north and west of New York City. He has lived in both big cities and small remote towns throughout the US since then. In addition to poetry, he writes plays and essays. His work has been (or will be) published in The Poet Magazine, Iris Literary Journal, The Write Launch, Main Street Rag, Avocet, Georgetown Review, Oberon, Tributaries, and others. Currently, he lives with his dog, Bodhi, at 7300 feet near the Zuni Mountains of New Mexico, where he works locally doing healing work, farming, local food distribution and social media management. He is a member of Zuni Mountain Poets, which has been meeting in the area for over 20 years.