Good question.

My name is David M. Harris, I’ve got an MFA from Goddard College (although that’s in fiction, not poetry), I have taught writing since 1998, and before that I worked in publishing (mostly trade books, mostly as an editor) for a couple of decades. This is my first formal experiment with editing poetry, although I do organize a local poetry group through Meetup.com.

As an author, I’ve published a novel (and sold another that never got published) and a collection of essays, a few stories, a software manual, a bunch of articles, and some poetry. I’ve also written a couple of films, but you haven’t seen them. (They were produced, but you still haven’t seen them. Trust me.)

I’ve been to the Clockhouse Writers Conference, and Tin House, and this year (2009) I’ll be at Wildacres. If you run into me at a conference, feel free to mention that in your emailed submission, but don’t hand me your poetry there.

And why should I have a poetry magazine? I’ve got my vision of what kind of poetry I like, and I wanted to promote it. Why not? Check the Guidelines for details.