Jim Burrows was born in Oklahoma. His first book, Back Road, was published by Barefoot Muse Press in January, 2015. His poems have appeared in numerous print and on-line magazines in the UK, Canada, and the United States, including 32 Poems, Antiphon, Measure, The Rotary Dial, and the Raintown Review. He lives in his hometown of Cordell, Oklahoma, where he works as a real estate appraiser.