Lost on My Own Street

Tim Staley was born behind a strip mall in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1975. His newest poetry chapbook, The Most Honest Syllable Is Shhh, is forthcoming from Night Ballet Press in 2017. He founded Grandma Moses Press in 1992, and currently serves as publisher. His hip hop persona is Mc Flashcard. He completed a Poetry MFA from New Mexico State University in 2004. He studied under Connie Voisine and the late Kathleene West. His awards include The 2004 Peter Harris-Kunz Endowed Award in Poetry, and The 2012 Luminaire Award for Best in Poetry. His chapbook Mr. Staley Always Lets Us is in the Archives and Special Collections at New Mexico State University. He lives with his wife and daughter in Las Cruces, New Mexico.