Robert Okaji lives in Indiana with his wife, stepson and cat. He holds a BA in history, served without distinction in the U.S. Navy, and once owned a bookstore. Honors include the 2021 riverSedge Poetry Prize and the 2021 Etchings Press Poetry Book Prize. His most recent chapbook, Buddha's Not Talking, won the 35th Annual Slipstream Press competition in fall 2022, and his poetry has appeared in venues such as Verse Daily, Threepenny Review, Vox Populi, Boston Review, The Evergreen Review and elsewhere.

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