He is also an associate professor of English at Coastal Carolina University, but it doesn’t take long to know after talking to him or listening to him teach his students, that above all else and most importantly – he is a poet. The way he views and makes sense of the world around him, his passion for all things poetry – these are the aspects of his character that make him an effective and impactful teacher. More than that, it makes him a powerful poet and an energetic ambassador of the form.