Damon Ferrell Marbut is author of the Amazon bestselling poetry book, Little Human Accidents, and a collection of French Quarter bar poems called Human Crutches which is currently being considered for a Stonewall Award. Notably, he has also published a critically-acclaimed coming-of-age novel, Awake in the Mad World. A graduate from the writing program at The University of South Alabama, Damon lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. His new book proposals are under consideration for a Guggenheim Fellowship. (photo credit: Larry Graham)