Bruce Alford’s work has appeared in the African American Review, Imagination & Place Press, The Comstock Review, and elsewhere. He teaches poetry at Louisiana State University. Before working in academia, he was an inner-city missionary and journalist. Links: https://files.captivate.fm/library/939f195f-1704-4f75-8eea-4c690cf57750/from-alford-s-devotional-bruce-alford.pdf (Read "from Alford's Devotional") https://brucealfordcom.wordpress.com/ (Bruce Alford’s website) https://sicklitmagazine.com/2016/07/18/poems-by-bruce-alford/ (Poems at SickLit ) https://stormcellar.org/2017/09/15/bruce-alford-perfect/ (“Perfect” at Storm Cellar) https://www.writersforum.org/news_and_reviews/review_archives.html/article/2008/05/05/terminal-switching (Review of Terminal Switching at Alabama Writers Forum)