David Koehn has published poems in a wide range of journals including Artful Dodge, Painted Bride, and Alaska Quarterly. His longer manuscript was a finalist in both The Bluestem Award and the National Poetry Series competitions. Mr. Koehn an MFA from the University of Florida, a Bachelors degree in Professional and Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon, an M.Ed from the University of Alaska. He has been a Breadloaf Rural Teacher Fellow, and an attendee at writer’s conferences including Aspen, Napa, Fishtrap, Ropewalk, and Squaw.