john sibley williams (born december 7, 1978, melrose, ma) is an american poet, educator, and literary agent. he is the author of "as one fire consumes another" (winner of the 2018 orison poetry prize), "skin memory"(winner of the 2018 backwaters poetry prize, "disinheritance", and "controlled hallucinations", as well as six chapbooks. he has edited three regional poetry collections and works as editor of the poetry journal "the inflectionist review".