Christopher Lirette lives in Atlanta where he is in an ambiguous PhD program studying experimental ethnography, critical spatial studies, and cultural studies. He has an MFA in creative writing from Cornell. He also practices Hung Ga, a southern Chinese martial art, and rides a 2007 Harley Street Bob. You can find some of his recent poems in Drunken Boat, Hayden’s Ferry, The Southern Review, and Beecher’s. You can find his prose in ARTPapers, Mantis, and Southern Spaces. He posts other writing, videos, and projects at climagiste.com. His hometown is Chauvin, Louisiana.