Nick Flynn is the author of nine books, most recently the poetry collection My Feelings (Graywolf Press, 2015). His poems, essays, and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and National Public Radio’s This American Life. He has received fellowships and awards from The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, PEN, and the Library of Congress, among others. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, PEN, and The Library of Congress. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Houston, where he is in residence each spring.