John Hazard grew up in the southeastern Ohio town of Caldwell and now lives in Birmingham, Michigan. He has taught at the University of Memphis and, more recently, at the Cranbrook Schools and Oakland University in suburban Detroit. His poetry has appeared widely in magazines, including Carolina Quarterly, Ploughshares, Poetry, Shenandoah, Slate, and The Gettysburg Review. His 2015 book of poetry is Naming a Stranger (Aldrich Press).