Dennis Milam Bensie’s poem “Eight Ball†was published in Greater National Society of Poets, Inc in 1980 when he was a freshman in high school. It was featured thirty years later in his memoir, Shorn: Toys to Men.
His short stories, poetry, and essays have been published in many places.
His second book, One Gay American, was chosen as a finalist in both the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the Indie Excellence Book Awards.
In 2015, Bensie successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to fund a tour of his latest book Flit: A Poetry Mashup of Classic Literature. The book has been featured in Kolaj Magazine and was a part of Tribe Magazine’s “Anti-Shame Weekâ€.
The author has been a presenter at the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans and at Montana’s very first gay pride festival. He lives in Seattle with his three dogs.