Michael Starr is a former biologist who has been writing poetry recretionally since 2004. He has been published for individual poems in BlazVOX, Aberration Labyrinth, Lipstick Party, Anapest, The Paragon Journal, etc. He has written and self-published two full-length poetry books: "The Passage Is Still" and "Red Bears, Blue Squirrels". He lives in the Bay Area, California, with his family.