Jefferson Carter has work in such journals as Carolina Quarterly, Barrow Street, Cream City Review, and Rattle. Chax Press (Tucson) published his ninth collection, Get Serious: New and Selected Poems, which was chosen as a Southwest Best Book of 2013 by the Tucson/Pima County Public Library. Birkenstock Blues (Presa Press: Rockford, MI) is now available through his website: jeffersoncarterverse.com. Carter lives in Tucson with his wife Connie. He’s a passionate supporter of Sky Island Alliance, a regionally-based environmental organization.