Benjamin J. Chase is a Connecticut native with an MFA in Poetry from Western Connecticut State University. His poems have appeared in more than a dozen literary journals over the years, and his first book of poetry, Here to See It, was published by Kelsay Books in May of 2022. He is a member of the literary reading group Chapter & Verse in New Haven, Connecticut, and he currently chairs the English department at Christian Heritage School in Trumbull, Connecticut. Besides reading and writing poetry, his hobbies include weightlifting, woodworking, photography, and motorcycling.