Richard HeddermanBorn in Albany, NY, Richard Hedderman has worked as a housepainter, freelance writer, actor, voice-over artist, stage combat choreographer, and museum educator. A Pushcart-nominated (2017, 2019) poet and author, he taught English at Collège St. Françis-Xavier in Vannes, France, and earned degrees in English Literature and Theater at the University of San Francisco, and a MA in English/Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of a chapbook, The Discovery of Heaven (Parallel Press), and his writing has appeared in dozens of literary publications both in the U.S. and abroad. Several of his poems and essays have been featured on public radio, and he appeared as a guest poet at the Library of Congress with the Poetry at Noon program. He serves on the Education staff at the Milwaukee Public Museum where he coordinates creative writing programming. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife, theatre professor and playwright Robin Mello. Read More Read Less