Edward Manzi lives in Tahoe City, CA. He has an MFA from the University of New Hampshire. His poems have been published in Blood Lotus, Centripetal, Poesy, The Blue Collar Review, The Aurorean, Snow Monkey, Brushfire, Word Riot, Paper Nautilus and Sun's Skeleton. He has recently had a poem nominated for a Pushcart Award. He works in Special Education at a middle school and at ski rental shop.