A New Yorker in exile in Tennessee, David M. Harris’s first career was in book publishing as an editor, agent, and copyeditor. He also worked for a while in film production before getting his MFA and starting a career teaching college English. His poetry has appeared in various journals. His first collection of poetry, The Review Mirror, was published by Unsolicited Press in 2013. He is also the author of Democracy and Other Problems, an essay collection; Bill, the Galactic Hero: the Final Incoherent Adventure, a novel with Harry Harrison; numerous magazine articles; several published short stories; and two produced screenplays.