Scott Bailey is the author of Thus Spake Gigolo (NYQ Books). His poems have appeared in "580 Split," "Epiphany," "Exquisite Corpse," "Harpur Palate," "Jabberwock Review,"  "Meridian," "New York Quarterly," "Sand Hills," "Subtropics," "The Journal," "The Ocean State Review," "The Southeast Review," and "Verse Daily," among others. His degrees include a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Creative Writing from The University of Southern Mississippi, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Florida State University. A former writer-in-residence for the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Valparaiso Foundation in Spain, Bailey has taught writing courses at Brown University, New York University, Florida State University, The University of Southern Mississippi, Tougaloo College, and elsewhere.