Meet the Poet
Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-based writer residing in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. He is widely published both in print and online, including publications such as The New York Quarterly, Evergreen Review, The Windsor Review, In Between Hangovers, Horror Sleaze Trash, The Antigonish Review, CV2, and Your One Phone Call. He is the author of 26 collections of poetry, three chapbooks, and four collaborations and has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and is a Best of the Net finalist. Originally born in Barrie, Ontario, he moved to Kingston at the age of twenty-three to attend Queen's University. He holds both a B.A. and M.A. in history with an English minor. His time is presently devoted to writing as often as he can, as well as doing any of the other day-to-day things people do to pay the bills. He has an affinity for dragonflies, discount tequila, and all things sarcastic. If you are interested in learning more about his work, he maintains a website to which he invites your visit. Read.