George Kalamaras, former poet laureate of Indiana (2014—2016), is the author of fifteen books of poetry, eight of which are full length, including Kingdom of Throat-Stuck Luck (2011), winner of the Elixir Press Poetry Prize, and The Theory and Function of Mangoes (2000), winner of the Four Way Books Intro Series. He is professor of English at Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne. He lives in Fort Wayne with his wife, the writer Mary Ann Cain. (updated 4/2017)